Bley v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Marengo Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. John T. Lackland. Ejectment by Isidore Bley and others against Maggie M. Lewis. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal. The exceptions to evidence and other- facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
Read the full summary
Appeal from Marengo Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. John T. Lackland. Ejectment by Isidore Bley and others against Maggie M. Lewis. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal. The exceptions to evidence and other- facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. The following is charge 10 given for defendant: (10) I charge you that if the mortgage when signed by defendant was to secure a past debt of the husband, although you further find that said mortgage was for a security for future advances, it is a void mortgage, and no act on the part of defendant can give life to it. A. If you believe…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
This is an action in statutory ejectment. Isidore Bley, James F. Compton, and Benjamin F. Gregory are the plaintiffs (appellants) ; and Maggie M. Lewis is defendant (appellee). In the paper signed by the presiding judge as for a bill of exceptions on appeal to this court, this recital appears: “The plaintiff offered in evidence a deed from Isidore Bley wild B. F. Gregory conveying the undivided one-third interest in the land asked for dated December 1, 1910, filed for record December 14, 1910. (The clerk will here insert the above deed).”
With the evident purpose of complying with the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pearce v. ClementsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Marks v. First National BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
- Mills v. Hudmon & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Weaver v. LapsleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1868
- Elliott v. Round Mountain Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1895
3Cited by8 opinions
- Lester v. JacobsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- Jones v. First Nat. BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- Hard v. American Trust & Savings BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Wetmore & Morse Granite Co. v. RyleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1919
- Bushard v. McCaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.