Legal Opinion

Haralson v. George's

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 15, 1876PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from the Chancery Court of DeKalb. Heard before the Hon. H. C. Speake. The bill in this case was filed on the 30th March, 1875, by William J. Haralson, against Alfred Collins, as the executor of the last will and testament of Charles D. George, deceased; and sought to enjoin and restrain the register in chancery from re-selling, under an order of said court, certain lands which he had sold, under a former order, on the first Monday in September, 1870, and to obtain a…

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Appeal from the Chancery Court of DeKalb. Heard before the Hon. H. C. Speake. The bill in this case was filed on the 30th March, 1875, by William J. Haralson, against Alfred Collins, as the executor of the last will and testament of Charles D. George, deceased; and sought to enjoin and restrain the register in chancery from re-selling, under an order of said court, certain lands which he had sold, under a former order, on the first Monday in September, 1870, and to obtain a confirmation of tbe original sale. The orders of sale were made in a certain cause, pending in said court, wherein said…

1Opinion of the CourtBrickell, C. J.

The appellee, on a bill filed to enforce a lien on lands, for the payment of the purchase-money, obtained a decree for the sale of the lands; and a sale was made by the register, at which the appellant became the purchaser. The register having made report, that the appellant had failed to comply with his bid, by paying the purchase-money, a re-sale was ordered, which the register was proceeding to make, in pursuance of the order, when the appellant filed this original bill, praying an injunction to restrain the register from executing the order of sale, on averments that he had paid the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Henderson v. HerrodMississippi Supreme Court · 1852

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Scruggs v. Decatur Mineral & Land Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  2. Harduval v. Merchants' & Mechanics' Trust & Savings BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  3. Hayes v. BettsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  4. Brasch v. MumeySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
  5. Patten v. SwopeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920

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