Shows v. Pendry
Supreme Court of Alabama
Action on Informal Appeal Bond. Appeal, from the Circuit Court of Crenshaw. Tried before the Hon. John P. Hubbard. This action was brought by Thomas W. Shows against James P. Pendry and others, was founded on a bond executed by the defendants, and was commenced on the 19th August, 1889. The bond was dated October 26, 1888, and in these words: “Know all men by these presents, that we, James P. Pendry, and W. F. Bryan and W. O. Avant, as his sureties, are firmly held and bound…
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Action on Informal Appeal Bond. Appeal, from the Circuit Court of Crenshaw. Tried before the Hon. John P. Hubbard. This action was brought by Thomas W. Shows against James P. Pendry and others, was founded on a bond executed by the defendants, and was commenced on the 19th August, 1889. The bond was dated October 26, 1888, and in these words: “Know all men by these presents, that we, James P. Pendry, and W. F. Bryan and W. O. Avant, as his sureties, are firmly held and bound unto Thomas W. Shows, jointly and severally, for all the costs and damages that may accrue to the said Thos. W. Shows…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
— Since the act of February 19,1867, now embodied in section 3640 of the Code, appeals may be taken from any judgment, order or decree of the judge of probate, as well as from any judgment, order or decree of the Probate Court. Under sections 4761 et seq. of the Code, judges of probate have jurisdiction or power to hear and determine a petition for the writ of habeas corpus presented by or in behalf of a person restrained of his liberty, “in any other place than the county jail or penitentiary, and on any other than a criminal charge” (as well in many other-cases), and make an order of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Miller v. VaughanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Matthews v. HobbsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1874
- Pendry v. ShowsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Stewart v. PaulSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904