Reichert v. Jerome H. Sheip, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Baldwin County; A. E. Gamble, Judge. Ejectment by Jacob H. Reichert against Jerome H. 'Sheip, Incorporated, and another. From the adverse rulings of the court plaintiff takes nonsuit with bill of exceptions, and appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Baldwin County; A. E. Gamble, Judge. Ejectment by Jacob H. Reichert against Jerome H. 'Sheip, Incorporated, and another. From the adverse rulings of the court plaintiff takes nonsuit with bill of exceptions, and appeals. This appeal is from an order granting a nonsuit which the appellant took in an action of ejectment against the appellees, on account of the adverse ruling of the circuit court of Baldwin county in sustaining appellees’ objection to the introduction in evidence of a deed dated September 24, 1918, from Max Collins to appellant, covering lands…
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
[1-3] The objection to the introduction of the deed from Max Collins to the plaintiff that it was obtained under a champertous contract is a ground upon which great stress is laid in argument of counsel, and upon which, as we gather from the brief, the court below- acted in excluding the same from the evidence. This deed recites a consideration of $1 and “other valuable consideration, and the further sum of $1,000 to be paid within one year from the date of said conveyance.” It also provides that a vendor’s lien is reserved to secure the balance of $1,-000 as purchase money, as evidenced by…
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