Cooper v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, De Kalb County; W. W. Haralson, Judge. Bill by Joseph Cooper against Julius B. Cooper and others. Decree for respondents, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, C. J.
[1] We fully agree with the trial court that the bill of complaint is far from perfect, and that much illegal evidence has crept into the record; hut, after giving complainant the full benefit of the' most favorable feature of the pleading, and after considering the legal evidence only, we think that he has failed to make out a case which would entitle him to equitable relief. If we treat the bill as one under the statute to quiet title, then the complainant has failed to show such a peaceable possession of the land, when the bill was filed, as would enable him to maintain the same. His…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Randle v. DaughdrillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
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