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Rainey v. McQueen

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1898PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the Chancery Court of Autauga. Heard before the Hon. J. R. Dowdell. Lola McQueen sued by bill in chancery to redeem certain lands sold under mortgage as the property of her father.

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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Autauga. Heard before the Hon. J. R. Dowdell. Lola McQueen sued by bill in chancery to redeem certain lands sold under mortgage as the property of her father. The children of the deceased mortgagee- and others claiming interest in the land were made defendants.- The claim made by the averment of the bill was that-J. B. McQueen, the father of'the complainant, executed a mortgage on-certain lands to Mills Rogers and Jacob Púber, and died soon thereafter: That bne of the mortgagees,' Jacob Faber,' and one Jno.' E. Alexander, were appointed administrators of. the…

1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.

— The relief sought by this bill of complaint is the redemption of lands from a mortgage executed by complainant’s .father, John D.: McQueen', on the 22nd of February, 1876, in favor of Jacob Faber and Mills Rogers to secure Faber for supplies to be' furnished and to indemnify both of them against liability as sureties for the mortgagor on certain notes aggregating besides interest about $1,598,' due February 22nd, 1877. In the instrument power was given the mortgagees in case of McQueen’s default in payments, to sell the property at public outcry to the highest bidder after a prescribed…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Lindsay v. CooperSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
  2. Butts v. BroughtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
  3. Childress v. MonetteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  4. Cooper v. HornsbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  5. Fielder v. ChildsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. McQueen v. WhetstoneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
  2. Randolph v. BradfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  3. Whetstone v. McQueenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
  4. Zimmern v. People's BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
  5. Williams v. WilsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920

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