Bettis v. McNider
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marengo. Tried before the Hon. John C. Anderson. This was an action for money had and received, brought by the1' aippellan’t, Edna T. Bettis, a widow, against the appellee, S. J. MeNider, to recover the proceeds of five bales of cotton, the same being rent of lands assigned to plaintiff as dower, for the year in which the same was assigned to her and which rent accrued subsequent to the assignment.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marengo. Tried before the Hon. John C. Anderson. This was an action for money had and received, brought by the1' aippellan’t, Edna T. Bettis, a widow, against the appellee, S. J. MeNider, to recover the proceeds of five bales of cotton, the same being rent of lands assigned to plaintiff as dower, for the year in which the same was assigned to her and which rent accrued subsequent to the assignment. The defense set up was that the defendant bought Hie rent note from the -administrator, in the same year, and prior to the time when doAver was assigned, and paid…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
This is an action for money had and received, brought by plaintiff against defendant for the proceeds of the sale of five hales of cotton, received by the latter from a tenant after the plaintiff’s dower in the land on, which the: cotton was. grown had been assigned to her. Prior to the. assignment of dower, 'the administrator rented the land, taking the tenant’s obligation for the delivery of the cotton which he transferred to the defendant. The chief important question presented is, did the transfer of the tenant’s obligation to defendant by the administrator prior to the assignment of…
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