Acree v. Stone
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Tallapoosa. Heai’d before the Hon. Bichard B. Kelly. The bill in this case was filed by the appellee, W. C. Stone as administrator of W. H. Stone, deceased, against the appellants.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Tallapoosa. Heai’d before the Hon. Bichard B. Kelly. The bill in this case was filed by the appellee, W. C. Stone as administrator of W. H. Stone, deceased, against the appellants. The bill alleges among other things that the said W. H. Stone in his life time conveyed to the appellants, W. C. Aeree, J. B. Aeree, S. E. Ramsey, O. T. Aeree, T. C. Aeree, W. H. Aeree and K. B. Aeree, certain lands therein described, the deed being set out in the bill of complaint, and seeks to enforce an alleged vendor’s lien against the appellant on said lands in favor of said…
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, J.-
This bill was filed to enforce a vendor’s lien upon certain lands described in the bill of complaint. The bill avers that one W. H. Stone, complainant’s intestate, was the uncle of all the respondents, except W. J. T. Aeree who was the father of the others. That the said Stone on Sept. 9th, 1897, was- old and desired to make an advancement to his nieces and nephews, all of whom 'were minors at that time except W. O. Aeree, and executed to them a deed, which describes the land and recites the “consideration of love and affection and the sum of $600.00 cash in hand paid.”
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