Johnson v. Williams
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
Upon original consideration of this cause we were impressed with the view that the language of the appeal bond was such as to limit the review to the judgment for costs only. This view, however, overlooked the case of Street v. Street, 113 Ala. 333, 21 So. 138, to which our attention is now directed, and other authorities to the effect that, in construing the scope of the appeal bond, consideration is to be given the entire record, including the certificate of the clerk. Weissinger & Crook, Ex parte, 7 Ala. 710; Satterwhite v. State, 28 Ala. 65.
The judgment in the case is an entirety, and an…
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