Howison v. Oakley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Bibb. Tried before the Hon. John Moore. This action was brought by the appellees against the appellant. The complaint as originally filed contained seven counts, which were as follows: “First.
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Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Bibb. Tried before the Hon. John Moore. This action was brought by the appellees against the appellant. The complaint as originally filed contained seven counts, which were as follows: “First. The plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum of eight thousand, nine hundred and twenty-five ($8,925) dollars, due by promissory note made by him on, to-wit, the 31st day of January, 1887, and payable twelve months after the date of same, with interest thereon. “Second. The plaintiffs further claim of the defendant the sum of eight thousand, nine hundred and…
1Opinion of the CourtBrickell, C. J.
This was an action by the heirs at laAV of William Oakley, deceased, to recover damages for the failure of appellant to comply with the terms of his purchase of certain lands belonging to the estate of said William Oakley, Avhich were ordered to be sold for division by decree of the probate court, and were offered for sale by the administrator of said estate, and *237bid in by appellant. J The questions presented by the assignments of error relate solely to the rulings of the trial court on the many demurrers to the various counts of the complaint. There was a cross-appeal by the plaintiffs…
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