Stewart Bros. v. Ransom
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Morgan County; R. O. Brickell, Judge. Action by Stewart Bros, against W. T. Ransom in statutory ejectment. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The suit was in the nature of ejectment. The defendant pleaded the general issue.
The assignment of errors challenges the action of the trial court, taken on defendant's motion, excluding all of plaintiffs' evidence. It was this ruling of the court that made necessary the nonsuit, which was taken with a bill of exceptions. And thus there is presented the status, the basis of the decision in McCray v. Sharpe, 188 Ala. 375, 66 So. 441. See, also, Scales v. Central Iron Coal Co., 173 Ala. 639,55 So. 821; Mobile Light Railroad Co. v. Portiss,195 Ala. 320, 70 So. 136; Wise v. Curl, 177 Ala. 324, 58…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Smith v. BachusSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Chastang v. ChastangSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
- Brown v. CockerellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1858
- Sabariego v. MaverickSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Ashford v. McKeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Dorough v. Alabama Great Southern R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills v. LittleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Watt v. LeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
- Stewart Bros. v. RansomSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Carter v. City of GadsdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
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