Griffin v. Hall
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pike. Tried before the Hon. J. W. Foster. This was a statutory action of ejectment, originally brought by the appellees, J. L. Hall and L. B. Farley, trustees, against Joseph Logan and A. F. Fillingim, to recover certain property. Tho description of the property sued for as contained in the complaint is copied in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pike. Tried before the Hon. J. W. Foster. This was a statutory action of ejectment, originally brought by the appellees, J. L. Hall and L. B. Farley, trustees, against Joseph Logan and A. F. Fillingim, to recover certain property. Tho description of the property sued for as contained in the complaint is copied in the opinion. The defendant Fillingim filed a disclaimer and the defendant Logan demurred to the complaint upon the grounds stated in the opinion. This demurrer was overruled. Subsequently the defendant Logan disclaimed as to the south half of the…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
This action is prosecuted by Hall and Farley as trustees to recover certain land described in the complaint as follows : “One lot upon vdiich a brick building is situated, containing two stores, on the east" side of a vacant lot in the town of Brundidge, situated in section 26, township 9, range 22, which said vacant lot extends back one hundred and five feet, and is bounded on the west by G. W. Hunter’s lot.” The complaint was demurred to for that “ the description of the land sued for is insufficient to support a judgment.” This demurrer was overruled. It should have been sustained. The…
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