Hatfield v. Riley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Gaston Gunter. Suit in detinue by George Eiley against Henry Hatfield. Judgment for the plaintiff and defendant appeals. Transferred from the Court of Appeals under Acts 1911, p. 450.
1Opinion of the CourtGaednee, J.
Suit in detine for the recovery of a mule, the controversy growing out of a trade between plaintiff and defendant, wherein they exchanged mules as an “even swap,” and for a rescission of the contract by plaintiff, on account of the alleged unsoundness of the mule received in the trade.(1) The second assignment of error reads as follows: “The court erred in admitting the evidence of W. B. Holmes.” There was no objection made to the testimony of the witness as a whole, and no motion in the court below to exclude the same. Such a general assignment will not suffice to bring up for review…
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