Cowles v. Marks
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Montgomery. Heard beforé Hon. A. W. Dillard. All the facts necessary to a proper understanding of the case will be found in the opinion. 1. It is sought to sustain the chancellor’s decree in this case by the authority of the case of Shepherd v. Sha¡faer,4S Ala. But that case has no application; here, the trade is alleged to have been with the wife, and for her, and the money is alleged to have been paid (in effect) by her.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Montgomery. Heard beforé Hon. A. W. Dillard. All the facts necessary to a proper understanding of the case will be found in the opinion. 1. It is sought to sustain the chancellor’s decree in this case by the authority of the case of Shepherd v. Sha¡faer,4S Ala. But that case has no application; here, the trade is alleged to have been with the wife, and for her, and the money is alleged to have been paid (in effect) by her. John B. Scott, who made .the sale to Mrs. Cowles, can not claim that he did not have notice with whom he was dealing. And the complainant,…
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
This is a bill filed by William M.- Marks, as complainant, against Laura S. Cowles and her' husband, Thomas W. Cowles, as defendants, in the chancery court of Montgomery county, on the 16th day of August, 1869. The main purpose of the bill is to quiet the title of the said Marks to a certain tract of land lying in said county of Montgomery, and particularly described in the pleadings. The material facts are these: On the 13th day of September, 1859, John B. Scott attempted to sell the tract of land mentioned in the bill to the appellant, Mrs. Cowles, wife of Thomas W. Cowles, for the sum of…
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