Sanders v. Robertson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Tuskaloosa. Heard before the Hon. A. W. Dillard. On the 21st of September, 1874, the appellant, Harriett Sanders, filed her bill against appellees, alleging, among other things not necessary to be here stated, that she and her two brothers, Arthur F. and Ezekiel L. Sanders, became equal owners of a certain tract of land in Tuskaloosa county, as tenants in common, by purchase in October, 1869; that on the 16th of September, 1872, she and the…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Tuskaloosa. Heard before the Hon. A. W. Dillard. On the 21st of September, 1874, the appellant, Harriett Sanders, filed her bill against appellees, alleging, among other things not necessary to be here stated, that she and her two brothers, Arthur F. and Ezekiel L. Sanders, became equal owners of a certain tract of land in Tuskaloosa county, as tenants in common, by purchase in October, 1869; that on the 16th of September, 1872, she and the said Ezekiel Sanders executed a deed conveying to the appellee, Isham Eobertson, an undivided half interest in said…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
Does the proof show that Harriet A. Sanders,, the complainant, has sold to Arthur F. Sanders her remaining undivided sixth interest in the land in controversy? It-is among the indisputable propositions in this case, that the lands belonged equally to Ezekiel L., Arthur F., and Harriet-A. Sanders, as co-equal tenants in common, held by them under a joint deed to the three. Harriet agreed to sell to Ezekiel one-half of her undivided third for an agreed price, but no writings -were drawn, and the purchase-money was not paid. At this stage, Ezekiel agreed with Isham Robertson to sell him an…
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