Godbey v. Godbey
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Lawrence County; Robt. C. Brickell, Judge. Bill by Rachael Godbey against Isaac God-bey and others to sell land for division. Prom a decree dismissing the bill, complainant appeals. All the parties claim title through William Godbey, Sr., who at one time owned and was in possession of the land. The complainant and all of the respondents, except Mary Moore, M. L. Moore, and Birdie Moore, are children and grandchildren of William God-bey.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Lawrence County; Robt. C. Brickell, Judge. Bill by Rachael Godbey against Isaac God-bey and others to sell land for division. Prom a decree dismissing the bill, complainant appeals. All the parties claim title through William Godbey, Sr., who at one time owned and was in possession of the land. The complainant and all of the respondents, except Mary Moore, M. L. Moore, and Birdie Moore, are children and grandchildren of William God-bey. The Moores are made parties respondent because they claimed to own some interest in the land by and through a conveyance from some…
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
Appellant filed this bill seeking the sale of a certain parcel of land in lieu of partition in kind. Appellant’s interest in the land was denied, the averment being that she had conveyed the same to some of the parties defendant, and upon final hearing upon pleading and proof the bill was dismissed.
Appellant and several of the defendant-appellees had inherited their interest from their father. Three of appellees, Moore by name, had inherited their interest from S. Moore, their father. These last-named appellees claimed the interest which had descended to appellant in virtue of a conveyance…
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