Lee v. Raiford
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Macon County Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Brewer. Action by Mary Lo-u. Lee and others against John Raiford. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from Macon County Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Brewer. Action by Mary Lo-u. Lee and others against John Raiford. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The fourth count as amended is as follows: “(4) Plaintiffs aver that on, to wit, the 8th day of November, 1904, plaintiffs were the owners of and in possession of the following described land, to wit: N. E. 1-4 of section 36, township 17, range 22, in Macon county, Alabama; that on, to wit, the said last-named day, the defendant unlawfully broke and entered upon said lands, took down a fence standing upon the said…
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
This appeal was submitted on motion to strike bill of exceptions, and on the merits.
On Motion.
It is insisted by appellee that the bill of exceptions must be stricken on the sole ground that there is now no authority in this state for reserving or taking a bill of exceptions on the trial of a civil action like the one appealed from in this case; and that such a bill, if attempted to be taken, would be without warrant of law, and could not become a part of the record on appeal to this court.
It is practically conceded by appellee that bills of exceptions are yet authorized in certain specific…
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