Legal Opinion

Paulling v. Meade

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 15, 1853PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Error, to the Chancery Court of Marengo. Heard-before the Hon. J. W. Lesesne. The bill in this case is filed by the complainant, William K. Paulling, in the character of purchaser of the equity of redemption of one McNaughton, to certain lands in the county of Marengo which had been sold by the sheriff of said county under sundry orders of sale issued out of the Circuit Court, and bought by the defendant, Lucien Meade; and as the judgment creditor of McNaughton, by…

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Error, to the Chancery Court of Marengo. Heard-before the Hon. J. W. Lesesne. The bill in this case is filed by the complainant, William K. Paulling, in the character of purchaser of the equity of redemption of one McNaughton, to certain lands in the county of Marengo which had been sold by the sheriff of said county under sundry orders of sale issued out of the Circuit Court, and bought by the defendant, Lucien Meade; and as the judgment creditor of McNaughton, by assignment of the unsatisfied judgments under which the land was sold by the sheriff. It alleges that sundry persons, having…

1Opinion of the Court

.LIGON, J.

Before proceeding to consider the case really made by the bill, it is best to remark, perhaps, that it is not in any aspect a bill to redeem under the mortgage from McNaughton to Baron, Meade & Co., as it is wholly deficient in the allegations and parties necessary to make it such. All the allegations which it contains with reference to this matter will, therefore, remain wholly unconsidered, and we will address ourselves to the case as one arising under our statute to prevent the sacrifice of real estate.

Under that act, two classes of persons are privileged to redeem, viz., the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Thomason v. ScalesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1847
  2. Smith v. AndersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1852

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Spoor v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855
  2. Beatty v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
  3. Bailey, Davis & Co. v. TimberlakeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
  4. Baker v. BurdeshawSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
  5. Trimble v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1873

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