Legal Opinion

Manning v. Carter

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 20, 1917No. 5 Div. 672PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from Circuit' Court, Chilton County; Leon McCord, Judge. Suit in equity by J. H. Carter against D. O. Manning. From the decree rendered, Manning appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.

This is the second appeal in this cause, the first (Manning v. Carter) being reported in 192 Ala. 307, 68 South. 909.

The rule of abatement of the punchase price for land, where the vendor has represented that the tract embraced a certain acreage, and there is a deficiency, and such representation as to acreage was a material inducement to the purchase, was discussed on the former appeal in this case and in Terry v. Rich, 197 Ala. 486, 73 South. 76.

[1-3] We have examined the evidence, and are of the opinion that the court improperly taxed against appellant the cost incurred in the lower court.…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Munroe v. PritchettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849
  2. Jordan & Sons v. PickettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
  3. Prestwood v. CarltonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
  4. Hodges v. DennySupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  5. Corry v. Sylvia y CiaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Cartwright v. BralySupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  2. Williams v. BedenbaughSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
  3. Corley v. VizardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
  4. Wootten v. VaughnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
  5. Travelers' Ins. Co. v. WhitmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918

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