Wells v. Parker
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Houston County ; H. A. Pearce, Judge. Action by J. R. Parker against W. E. Wells. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Transferred from Court of Appeals under Acts 1911, p. 449, § 6.
1Opinion of the Court
McClellan, j.
[1] Originally this action was detinue, brought by a mortgagee (appellee) against the defendant (appellant), to recover two bales of cotton bought by the defendant from the plaintiff’s mortgagor. It originated in a justice’s court. In the circuit court a count in trover appears to have been added to the complaint. The jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, find for the plaintiff for the property sued for. We assess the value of the property at $105.80,” which was a sum equal to ten cents a pound for the aggregate weight of the two bales. The verdict and judgment are…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Groetter, Weil & Co. v. Norman Bros.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Townsend v. BrooksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Mobile J. & K. C. R. R. v. Bay Shore Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1908
- Blair v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Chappell v. FalknerAlabama Court of Appeals · 1914
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