Chastang's Heirs v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to tbe Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before tbe Hon. John Bragg. This was an action of ejectment brought by Chastaug’s Heirs against tbe defendant in error, to recover a certain lot situated in tbe city of Mobile. Tbe case is a branch of Doe ex dem. Chastang v. Dill, reported in 19 Ala. Rep. 42. For a full statement of tbe facts reference can be bad to tbat case.
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Error to tbe Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before tbe Hon. John Bragg. This was an action of ejectment brought by Chastaug’s Heirs against tbe defendant in error, to recover a certain lot situated in tbe city of Mobile. Tbe case is a branch of Doe ex dem. Chastang v. Dill, reported in 19 Ala. Rep. 42. For a full statement of tbe facts reference can be bad to tbat case. Tbe titles, under wbicb tbe parties respectively claimed, are also stated at length in tbe opinion of tbe court. In 1814, Basil Cbastang, testamentary executor of John, on bebalf of bimself and tbe other legatees of bis…
1Opinion of the CourtDarga.n, C. J.
The plaintiffs rely upon the same title on which they did in the case of the Heirs of Chastang v. Dill, decided at the last term, but they did not introduce all the written evidence of title offered in that case. In this, they have omitted the certificate of confirmation and the warrant of survey issued by tbe Register and Receiver of the Land-Office at St. Stephens, and consequently, they rely upon the application of Basil Chastang, made to the commissioner in behalf of himself and the other devisees under the will of John Chastang, the will of John Chastang, deceased, the report of the…
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