Goodson v. Brothers
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Anniston. Tried before the lion. B. F. Casrady. This was a statutory action of ejectment, brought by D. P. Gunnels against J. A. and M. A. Goodson.
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Appeal from the City Court of Anniston. Tried before the lion. B. F. Casrady. This was a statutory action of ejectment, brought by D. P. Gunnels against J. A. and M. A. Goodson. Upon motion, J. J. Swope was admitted to defend as landlord of Goodson. *J. A. Goodson filed a plea of disclaimer and M. A. Goodson and J. J. Swope filed a plea of the general issue, and upon this plea issue was joined and trial was had. . After the parties had announced ready for trial, and the jury had been empannelled and accepted by the plaintiff, the defendants’ attorney demanded a struck jury, which was refused;…
1Opinion of the CourtMcOLELLAN, J.
Defendant’s demand for a struck, jury was made after the parties had announced themselves ready for trial, and a jury to try the case had been puffin the box and accepted by the plaintiff. Under these circumstances, the court was not bound to grant, and did riot err in refusing, the demand. — McArthur v. Carrie's Admr., 32 Ala. 75.
The plaintiff claimed title to the land through adverse possession of ten years or more, under claim of ownership and color of paper title. The elements of such a title are (1) such possession as the land reasonably admits of; (2) openness and notoriety and…
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