Legal Opinion

Lane v. Henderson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 9, 1936No. 7 Div. 315PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOULDIN, Justice.

The judgment in ejectment was against two defendants, W. W. Lane and Jack Thomas. The appeal was taken by W. W. Lane alone. Appellee insists the appeal should be dismissed because the co-defendant was not in by summons as provided in Code, § 6143. Sherrod v. McGruder et al., 209 Ala. 260, 96 So. 78.

No summons appears in the record, but the assignment of errors recites: “Come the appellants, W. W. Lane, Jack Thomas, and Oma Edge Lane and severally and separately assign the following errors.”

The assignment of errors following above caption is signed by named “Attorneys for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sherrod v. McGruderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  2. Dickson & Co. v. FrisbeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875

3Cited by15 opinions

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  2. Sanchez v. McKinneySupreme Court of Alabama · 2011
  3. Barker v. BarkerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
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  5. Matthews v. DonaldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955

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