Legal Opinion

Leath v. Lister

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 11, 1937No. 7 Div. 423PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARDNER, Justice.

The original bill, as amended, seeks relief against a forfeiture judgment on a bond given in the detinue suit of the Mack-Roper Motor Company v. Mark Cunningham, and injunctive relief against the sheriff in making levy thereon. It is rested upon the theory that, though complainant’s name appears on the bond (given under section 7389, Code), yet he did not sign the same nor did he authorize any one to sign his name thereto, and hence- that his signature thereto was a forgery.

The insistence that the bill is without equity is well taken. If it be considered as one to set aside a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Evans v. WilhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  2. Hendley v. ChabertSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  3. Florence Gin Co. v. City of FlorenceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  4. De Soto Coal, Mining & Development Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  5. Dunlap v. ClementsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1851

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Riley v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
  2. Maya Corporation v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
  3. Fletcher v. First Nat. Bank of OpelikaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
  4. Fox v. FoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  5. White v. HaleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937

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