Stevens v. Alabama State Land Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
' ATpeal from the Chancery Court of Blount. ’ Heard before’ the Hok. Tiiomas Cobbs. ■ Bill by the Alabama State Land Co. against Margaret A. Stevéris arid her husband, John L. Stevens, to enforce vetídor’s lién and mortgage to’secure purchase money of lands bought by Margaret A. Stevens’ from the Company. 'Cross' bill-alleging false and fraudulent representations made by the agent of the company to John Lá’Stévens wliile acting'as agent for his wife, and which induced'tlie…
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' ATpeal from the Chancery Court of Blount. ’ Heard before’ the Hok. Tiiomas Cobbs. ■ Bill by the Alabama State Land Co. against Margaret A. Stevéris arid her husband, John L. Stevens, to enforce vetídor’s lién and mortgage to’secure purchase money of lands bought by Margaret A. Stevens’ from the Company. 'Cross' bill-alleging false and fraudulent representations made by the agent of the company to John Lá’Stévens wliile acting'as agent for his wife, and which induced'tlie purchase, but failing to aver knowledge and intent to deceive on the part of the company’s agent. contended, that under…
1Opinion of the Court
. PER OURl'AM.
— Bill by appellee against appellants to enforce Arendor’s lien and mortgage on lands for purchase money. Defense, false representations inducing the purchase; cross-bill for rescission.
The bill was filed eighteen months after the purchase, and prior to maturity of some of the notes, and some four months after it was filed the respondents filed their answer admitting the facts and that complainant was entitled to a decree for the matured note, but insisted that it had no right to. enforce a lien for the notes not due when the bill was filed. Two months afterwards they filed a…
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