Courtney v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Covington Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. H. Alston. Marion Courtney was convicted of selling, removing or disposing of certain crops with intent to binder, delay or defraud a prior mortgagee, and be appeals.
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Appeal from Covington Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. H. Alston. Marion Courtney was convicted of selling, removing or disposing of certain crops with intent to binder, delay or defraud a prior mortgagee, and be appeals. Tbe court was in error in permitting Kirk-Patrick to state that he had a certain paper executed by defendants and another to Tisdale, and in permitting the paper to be introduced in evidence, and also in permitting it to be shown that the paper had not been paid or satisfied. — McIntyre v. State, 55 South. 639; Meek v. State, 117 Ala. 116; Wells Amus. Co. v. Means, 56…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The defendant, Martin Courtney, appellant here, was charged with removing or selling 75 bushels of corn and 2 bales of cotton with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud one W. R. Tisdale, who is alleged to have had a lawful and valid claim thereto, under a written instrument, lien created by law for rent and advances, or other lawful or valid claim thereto, verbal or written; the offense charged being, as observed, that created by section 7342 of the Code.
The corn and cotton in question were raised on premises belonging to defendant and his brother by one Hattaway, under a contract between the…
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- Foster v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
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