Johnson v. Rogers
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Etowah. Heard before the Hon. S. K. McSpadden. The bill in this case was filed on January 19, 1894, by the appellants, E. C. Johnson and her husband, against the appellees, Dollie Rogers and her husband, Joseph Rogers. The purpose of the bill and the facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Etowah. Heard before the Hon. S. K. McSpadden. The bill in this case was filed on January 19, 1894, by the appellants, E. C. Johnson and her husband, against the appellees, Dollie Rogers and her husband, Joseph Rogers. The purpose of the bill and the facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. Upon the submission of the cause on the pleadings and proof, the chancellor rendered a decree declaring that the complainants were not entitled to the relief prayed for, and ordered that the temporary injunction previously issued be dissolved, and that the…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
In November, 1894, the complainants by deed conveyed a house and lot situated in the city of Gadsden, the property of E. C. Johnson, to Dollie Rogers, and also executed to her a promissory note for five hundred dollars. The consideration for the house and lot and the promissory note was a deed to one hundred acres of land executed by Dollie Rogers and her husband, Joseph Rogers, to E. C. Johnson ; the transaction being an exchange of the land by the Rogers for the house and lot, Mrs. Johnson agreeing to pay five hundred dollars as the difference in value. The Johnsons refusing to deliver…
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