Amason v. Nash
Supreme Court of Alabama
ERROR to the Circuit Court of Sumter. 1. The judgment was rendered by default, before a declaration was filed, as appears by the certificate of the clerk, which states that the declaration was filed after the adjournment of the court which rendered the judgment.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court of Sumter. 1. The judgment was rendered by default, before a declaration was filed, as appears by the certificate of the clerk, which states that the declaration was filed after the adjournment of the court which rendered the judgment. This certificate is part of the record. — M'cElroy v. Dwight, 1 Stew. 149. 2. It is error to render judgment by default, before a declaration is filed. — Rankin v. Crowill, Minor, 125; McElroy v. Dwight, 1 Stew. 149 ; Oliver v. Judge, 2 Stew. 488; Master-son v. Beasley, 1 Stew. & Por. 247 ; Evans v. Bridges, 4 Por. 850 ; Wheeler v.…
1Opinion of the CourtDargan, C. J.
The authorities cited on the brief of the plaintiff’s counsel conclusively show that a judgment by default without a declaration is erroneous. We have in our practice, it is true, greatly relaxed the stringent rules of the common law; but we never have sustained a judgment by default, when there was no declaration. The record before us shows that at the time the judgment was rendered, no declaration had been filed, nor was it filed until after the adjournment of the court. The rendition of judgment without a declaration was an error which the plaintiff could not cure by filing a declaration…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- M'Elroy v. DwightSupreme Court of Alabama · 1827
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- Penn v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1868
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