Brady v. Huff
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Perry Circuit Court. ’ Tried before lion. E dm ran W. Pettus, acting as Special Judge. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
The action is one in the nature of ejectment, under the statute, for a tract of land containing about four hundred acres, thirty acres of which were arable and enclosed by fence, and the remainder unenclosed woodland. The plaintiff and the defendant each claim title from the same source by conveyances from one William Huntington, the original owner.
The plaintiff, Brady, exhibited the following chain of title: *81(1) A deed of trust from William Huntington, dated April 4, 1840, conveying the land to one Iiodge, as trustee, to secure a debt due one Samuel Ilildeburn, of Philadelphia. (2) A deed…
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