Knox v. Easton
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the CircuUrCdtirt of Mobile, Tried before the Hon. C. W. Rapier. This action was brought by William C. Easton, against ¿Dean Knox, to recover the possession of a city lot in Mo- • bile, and was commenced on the -3ist October, 1854. ’ The lot in controversy was described in the declaration .as ‘ ‘“commencing at a.point on the west side of St. Emanuel : street, .distant sixty feet southwardly from the south-west ■ corner or intersection of St, Emanuel and Conti…
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Appeal from the CircuUrCdtirt of Mobile, Tried before the Hon. C. W. Rapier. This action was brought by William C. Easton, against ¿Dean Knox, to recover the possession of a city lot in Mo- • bile, and was commenced on the -3ist October, 1854. ’ The lot in controversy was described in the declaration .as ‘ ‘“commencing at a.point on the west side of St. Emanuel : street, .distant sixty feet southwardly from the south-west ■ corner or intersection of St, Emanuel and Conti streets ; thence ' running- southwardly, along the west side of St. , Emanuel street,'-ninety feet; thence running…
1Opinion of the CourtR. W. Walker, J.
(After stating the facts as above copied.) The questions to be tried in the court below, were — 1st, who had the best right of possession of the slip of six or seven feet north of the old fence ; ancfi 2d, who had the best right of possession of the remainder of the land sued for. We shall not attempt to answer these questions, but will confine ourselves .to an examination of the several charges given and refused. ToUhe first and fifth charges given, no objection has been made iil the arguments submitted on behalf of thaappellant.
[1.] The obvious meaning oL the second charge was, that the…
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