Foster v. Goodwin
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry. Tried before the Hon. John P. Hubbard.
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
— The suit arose on a claim interposed by appellant, under the statute, to a bale of cotton, levied on by attachment sued out by appellee, for rent claimed to be due by Barnes as his tenant. The tenancy arose from a *385contract of purchase of lands, by -which the vendee, who is the defendant in attachment, agreed to pay the plaintiff-sixteen bales of • cotton for rent, and to surrender the lands, in the event he failed to pay the purchase-money note at maturity, which matured October 1, 1884. By the agreement, the relation of landlord and tenant-was created, with all its rights and incidents,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Butler v. O'BrienSupreme Court of Alabama · 1843
- Collins v. WhighamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Pulliam, Wills, Rankin & Co. v. Newberry's AdministratorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1867
- Stone v. Stone ex rel. UnderwoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1840
3Cited by11 opinions
- British & American Mortgage Co. v. CodySupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- Wollner & Lowenstein v. Lehman, Durr & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- Knabe v. BurdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
- Prather v. BrandonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1909
- Bush v. HenrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
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