Innerarity v. Heirs of Mims
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the Circuit Court of Mobile County. THIS was an action of ejectment brought by the defendants in error, against the plaintiff in error, to recover possession of a lot in the city of Mobile. The plaintiffs below obtained judgment from which the defendant below prosecutes this writ of error.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Mobile County. THIS was an action of ejectment brought by the defendants in error, against the plaintiff in error, to recover possession of a lot in the city of Mobile. The plaintiffs below obtained judgment from which the defendant below prosecutes this writ of error. The case is presented to this court on a bill of exceptions taken to the opinion of the court by the defendant below, which presents a great many points, only a few of which are noticed by the court; and which are so fully set forth in the opinion delivered by the court, that it is not necessary to…
1Opinion of the CourtOrmond, J.
— The plaintiff below offered in evidence a paper purporting to be a certificate from the register of the land office at St. Stephens. It is in these words: “Land office of the United States, at St. Stephens. I, James McGoffin, Register of the land office at St. Stephens, do hereby certify that the above is a true transcript from the records of said office, Report number D, on the claims of the heirs of Samuel Mims. The paper referred to in this certificate, is a concise statement of the claim presented by the heirs of Mims, showing by whom the claim was made — the original claimant — the…
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