Middlebrooks v. Sanders
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Houston Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Pearce. Ejectment by G. B. Middlebrooks against Nancy E. Saunders. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff appeals. Counsel discuss tbe assignment of errors as to evidence and tbe giving and refusing of charges with tbe insistence that they were erroneous. and prejudicial to appellant, but they cite no authorities in support of their contentions.
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Appeal from Houston Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Pearce. Ejectment by G. B. Middlebrooks against Nancy E. Saunders. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff appeals. Counsel discuss tbe assignment of errors as to evidence and tbe giving and refusing of charges with tbe insistence that they were erroneous. and prejudicial to appellant, but they cite no authorities in support of their contentions. The bill of exceptions does not purport to set out all the evidence offered on the trial and hence this court will not review the action of the trial court in directing the verdict. — Wolff v.…
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
Appellant brought ejectment for a strip of land 26 feet and 8 inches wide, lying between the respective properties of plaintiff and defendant in the city of Dothan. Jerkins, the original owner of the entire tract, had verbally agreed to convey to one Folsom a southwest corner lot facing 105 feet on Foster street on the west. The street corners not being located on the ground, the northwest corner of the Folsom lot had not been definitely located, and hence its future northern boundary was not known. Nevertheless, under those conditions Jerkins executed a deed to one Pilcher, through whom…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Handley v. ShafferSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Baker v. PattersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Beard v. DuBoseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
3Cited by9 opinions
- St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co. v. KimbrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Standard Cooperage Co. v. DearmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Parkman v. LudlumSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Atlantic Coast Line Ry. Co. v. JonesAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913
- Jones v. SpearSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
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