Roman v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Morgan Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. D. W. Speake. Ejectment by S!. Roman as trustee against A. A. Morgan. Prom a judgment for defendant plaintiff appeals. Where judgments of courts of general jurisdiction are drawn in question upon collateral attack every reasonable intendment will be indulged to support the jurisdiction of the court and the validity of the judgment. — White v. Simpson, 124 Ala. 241; Weaver v. Brown, 87 Ala. 537; McHattan v. Rhodes, 101 Am.
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Appeal from Morgan Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. D. W. Speake. Ejectment by S!. Roman as trustee against A. A. Morgan. Prom a judgment for defendant plaintiff appeals. Where judgments of courts of general jurisdiction are drawn in question upon collateral attack every reasonable intendment will be indulged to support the jurisdiction of the court and the validity of the judgment. — White v. Simpson, 124 Ala. 241; Weaver v. Brown, 87 Ala. 537; McHattan v. Rhodes, 101 Am. St. Rep. 127; Goodwin v. Sims, 86 Ala. 102; Gantelou v. Whitley, 85 Ala. 248. Aside from this the corporation in effect…
1Opinion of the CourtSimpson, J.
This is a statutory action of ejectment, brought by the appellant against the appellee. The plaintiff traced title from the United States government to the “North Alabama Land & Immigration Company,” a corporation, and offered, as a link in its title, a duly certified transcript of the record of the chancery court of Morgan County showing a decree against said *136corporation for the sale of the lands involved in this suit, with the report of sale, a conveyance by the register to the appellant, and the confirmation by the court, and in connection therewith offered the deed from the register…
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