Beadle v. Seat
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Madison. - Heard before the Hon. Thomas Cobbs. The bill in this cause was filed by the appellee, James E. Seat, against the appellants, Joshua H. Beadle and others, to establish a resulting trust in certain lands. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Madison. - Heard before the Hon. Thomas Cobbs. The bill in this cause was filed by the appellee, James E. Seat, against the appellants, Joshua H. Beadle and others, to establish a resulting trust in certain lands. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The appeal is prosecuted from the decree of ¿he chancellor overruling the respondent’s demurrer, and such decree is here assigned as error. cited Patton v. Beecher, 62 Ala. 579 ; Nettles v. Nettles, 67 Ala. 601; Scruggs v. Decatur M. L. Go., 86 Ala. 173 ; Jam.es v. James, 55 Ala. 525 ;…
1Per curiam
A tract of land of some 228 acres was sold under order of the probate court of Madison county, and was bid off in the name of Joshua H. Beadle, at the price of $800. In December, 1874, the purchase money being reported paid, the court ordered title to be made, and it was made accordingly. Of the $800 purchase money, Beadle paid $400, Seat paid $179, and one James Johnson paid the balance, $221. These are the averments of the bill filed in this case. The bill is by Seat, filed against Beadle and the heirs at law of Johnson. Its purpose is to establish a resulting trust in the land, to the…
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