Jackson v. Tribble
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Ejectment by George Tribble against Frank Jackson and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Ejectment by George Tribble against Frank Jackson and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. The complaint was in the following language: “The plaintiff sues to recover possession of the following tracts of lands: [Describing it by survey] — of which he was in possession and has the legal title, and upon which, pending such possession, and before the commencement of this suit, the defendants entered and unlawfully withhold, together with $250 damages for detention.” The second count was in the following…
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
Statutory action in the nature of ejectment for the recovery of land. Section 2611 of the Revised Code of 1867, provided that, in this statutory action, “it is sufficient for the plaintiff to- allege in his complaint, that he was possessed of the premises sued for, describing the same by its description at the land office, or when that cannot be -done, by metes and bounds, or other appropriate designation, and after his (right accrued, the defendant entered thereupon, and unlawfully withholds and detains the same.” The case of Bush v. Glover, 47 Ala. 167, was decided while the Revised Code…
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