Legal Opinion

Dane v. McArthur

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 15, 1876PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Harry T. Toulmin. On the 19th June, 1875, John McArthur, the appellee,, made the following motion, which was entered on the docket: “State of Alabama, Mobile county — Circuit Court, spring term, 1875. To Rufus Dane, Esq., as sheriff of Mobile county (late sheriff), and J. C. Chamberlain, G. Y. Overall, "William Spence, James Kelly, William Otis, E. P. Gaines, the sureties on his sheriff’s bond : You are hereby…

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Harry T. Toulmin. On the 19th June, 1875, John McArthur, the appellee,, made the following motion, which was entered on the docket: “State of Alabama, Mobile county — Circuit Court, spring term, 1875. To Rufus Dane, Esq., as sheriff of Mobile county (late sheriff), and J. C. Chamberlain, G. Y. Overall, "William Spence, James Kelly, William Otis, E. P. Gaines, the sureties on his sheriff’s bond : You are hereby notified that you are required to pay into this court the money and proceeds of the sale of property, or so much as will…

1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.

In the act “to provide for the adoption, printing and distribution of the Revised Code of Alabama,” .approved February 19, 1867 — Pamph. Acts, 718 — it is enacted :

§ 1. “ That the Code of Laws, revised and prepared by A. J. Walker, commissioner, pursuant to the act approved February 21, I860, and reported to the present General Assembly, be, ^nd the same is hereby received and adopted, as provided herein, and by said Code, as the Revised Code of Alabama, and the office of said commissioner is hereby continued for the purpose of making a full and complete index thereto; of incorporating…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Martin v. HewittSupreme Court of Alabama · 1870
  2. Weaver v. LapsleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1869
  3. Jones v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1869
  4. Savage v. WalsheSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855
  5. Kennedy v. YoungSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Rogers v. TorbutSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
  2. Perkins, Livingston & Post v. Brierfield Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1884
  3. Roach v. PrivettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  4. Walker v. ElledgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
  5. Carlisle v. GodwinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880

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