Patterson v. Williams
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Morgan County Court; W. T. Lowe, Judge. Assumpsit by W. B. Williams against C. D. Patterson. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Transferred from Court of Appeals under Acts 1911, p. 450, § 6. Mrs. Bauer attached the fux-niture of one Triplet for rent, and the furniture was claimed by Mrs. Triplet, who was the daughter of the plaintiff, W. B. Williams.
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Appeal from Morgan County Court; W. T. Lowe, Judge. Assumpsit by W. B. Williams against C. D. Patterson. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Transferred from Court of Appeals under Acts 1911, p. 450, § 6. Mrs. Bauer attached the fux-niture of one Triplet for rent, and the furniture was claimed by Mrs. Triplet, who was the daughter of the plaintiff, W. B. Williams. Mrs. Triplet had been deserted by her husband, and her father came to Albany to assist her, and. in order to release the furniture from the attachment suit, deposited with C. D. Patterson the sum of $90, and he and…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
Plaintiff, residing at Birmingham, had a daughter residing- at Albany, Ala., who was being sued by attachment to enforce the collection of rent, and he came to Albany to adjust the matter, deposited with defendant, through his attorney, Mr. Nix, the sum of $90 to protect said defendant in mak ing the required bond. Tbe bond was duly executed by tbe two parties in interest, Mrs. Triplet and plaintiff, Williams, and said Patterson. The latter did not know the terms of employment of the attorney or whether Mrs. Triplet or Williams employed him.
Later settlement was made by the attorney, who took…
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