Carrington v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. ¥i. E. Clarke. This action was brought by W. E. Richardson against Letitia Carrington, to reco.ver the possession of a city lot in Mobile, particularly described in the complaint; and was commenced on the 16th January, 1885. The plaintiff claimed under a purchase at sheriff’s sale, under execution against Richard Walker; and he produced the judgment, execution, levy, and sheriff’s deed, which recited a sale under…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. ¥i. E. Clarke. This action was brought by W. E. Richardson against Letitia Carrington, to reco.ver the possession of a city lot in Mobile, particularly described in the complaint; and was commenced on the 16th January, 1885. The plaintiff claimed under a purchase at sheriff’s sale, under execution against Richard Walker; and he produced the judgment, execution, levy, and sheriff’s deed, which recited a sale under the execution on the first Monday in August, 1884. The defendant was the daughter of said Richard Walker by Alice…
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, O. J.
Under an execution issued from the Circuit Court of Mobile county, on a judgment recovered in said court in favor of Bernard Moog, and against Richard Walker, the sheriff of Mobile-county made, and entered on said execution, a levy on the lot sued for, indorsing his levy in the following language: “ I levied this execution on all the right, title and interest of Richard Walker, in and to the following described real estate, with the improvements thereon” [Here follows a description of a lot, not sued for in this action] ; “ also, the interest- of R. Walker, being his curtesy, in…
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