Pickett v. Doe ex rel. Pope
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. Jas. E. Cobb. ' This action was brought by Mrs. Lydia H. Pope and others, children of Mrs. Mildred A. and George G. Holcombe, deceased, and grandchildren of George R. Clayton, deceased, against Mrs. Sarah J. Pickett, to recover a tract of land particularly described in the complaint; and was commenced on the 26th January, 1870. The land sued for was situated in or near the city of Montgomery, in the square…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. Jas. E. Cobb. ' This action was brought by Mrs. Lydia H. Pope and others, children of Mrs. Mildred A. and George G. Holcombe, deceased, and grandchildren of George R. Clayton, deceased, against Mrs. Sarah J. Pickett, to recover a tract of land particularly described in the complaint; and was commenced on the 26th January, 1870. The land sued for was situated in or near the city of Montgomery, in the square bounded north by Mildred street, east by Amanda street, and west by the “ Old Plank-road ;” and it extended 400 feet north…
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
— The action is ejectment, brought by the plaintiff's as remainder-men of the property sued for, claiming in view of the termination of the precedent estate by the death of the lifa-tenant. The defendant claims title through various mesne conveyances, running back to May, 1845, all of which, including the original deed from Mrs. Mildred Holcombe, the life-tenant, purport to convey the entire fee with warranty of title. It is not denied that these several conveyances passed to defendant, and those through whom she claims, only the life-estate, and that they did not operate to convey or affect…
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