Craft v. Simon
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. William S. Anderson. This urns a statutory action of ejectment, brought by the appellee, Jetta Simon, against the appellant, John N. Craft, to recover a certain lot of land in the city of Mobile.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. William S. Anderson. This urns a statutory action of ejectment, brought by the appellee, Jetta Simon, against the appellant, John N. Craft, to recover a certain lot of land in the city of Mobile. After pleading the general issue, the cause was tried upon an agreed statement of facts, which were, so far as is necessary to be stated 'here, substantially as follows : The plaintiff, Jetta Simon, entered into the possession of the real estate, which is the subject of this litigation, on May 23, 1872, under a deed of conveyance, and…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
Jetta Simon, the appellee, sued in ejectment to recover a certain lot of land. The facts were substantially agreed upon, and upon the evidence, the court instructed the jury to find for the plaintiff. The conclusion of the court from the evidence is questioned by the assignments of error. The land sued for, at one time belonged to the plaintiff; and .the issue involved was whether the defendant had acquired her title.
Upon proceedings instituted in the probate court of Mobile county, Jetta Simon had been declared to be of unsound mind, and one Ealph G. Eichards was appointed her guardian. It…
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