Couch v. Hooper

BOULDIN, Justice.

The appeal is from a decree sustaining demurrers and dismissing bill of review, and a bill in the nature of a bill of review, heard as a consolidated cause, and involving substantially the same matters in so far as they relate to the issues presented for review on this appeal.

That a bill of review is confined to errors of law apparent on the record, which are prejudicial to the substantial rights of the party seeking such review, is a well-recognized rule, not questioned by either sidc. Ashford v. Patton, 70 Ala. 479, 483; Vary v. Thompson, 168 Ala. 367, 52 So. 951; Taylor v.…