Morey v. Monk
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Selma City Court. Heard before Hon. J. TV. Marry. Major B. B. Morey married Mrs. A. J. Monk, a widow, who at the time of her marriage had three children, and one of them was-TV. S. Monk, appellant in this case. Major Morey, became a member of the American Legend of Honor, a mutual benefit society incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts, and in 1884 had a benefit certificate upon his life issued payable to Ms wife in the sum of two thousand dollars.
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Appeal from Selma City Court. Heard before Hon. J. TV. Marry. Major B. B. Morey married Mrs. A. J. Monk, a widow, who at the time of her marriage had three children, and one of them was-TV. S. Monk, appellant in this case. Major Morey, became a member of the American Legend of Honor, a mutual benefit society incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts, and in 1884 had a benefit certificate upon his life issued payable to Ms wife in the sum of two thousand dollars. Mrs. Morey died and Major Morey made application to change the payee in the certificate fro'm his wife to TV. S. Monk, step-son.…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
The record in this case is similar to the one in the case of Morey v. Monk, (Ala) 38 South. 265, and shows no exception to the judgment; and we adhere to what was there said, and what has been repeatedly held by this court in construing the right to review the conclusion of the judge of the city court of Selma.,, and other inferior courts, when the trial is had without a jury. % This court has no jurisdiction to review the conclusion of the judge unless the bill of exceptions discloses the judgment and shows that an exception was reserved thereto. We are confined in the case at bar to a,…
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