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Crowe v. Reid

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 15, 1876PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Perry. Tried before the Hou. Geo. H. Ceaig. The suit in this case was brought by John C. Eeid, Alexander Graham and Chambers Graham, against "William B. Modawell and Jesse B. Shivers, for the recovery of a certain tract of land in Marion. Issue was joined upon the plea of “not guilty.”

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Perry. Tried before the Hou. Geo. H. Ceaig. The suit in this case was brought by John C. Eeid, Alexander Graham and Chambers Graham, against "William B. Modawell and Jesse B. Shivers, for the recovery of a certain tract of land in Marion. Issue was joined upon the plea of “not guilty.” The plaintiffs, to show title, introduced as evidence a summons and complaint in favor of one James Gallups et als., trustees, &c., against one Charles P. Phillips, Green B. Sanders and "Wilson E. Brown, the note sued upon and judgment of the court rendered in said suit on…

1Opinion of the CourtBrickell, C. J.

1. The material questions which are-pressed in the argument -of appellant’s counsel, were con— *286sidered and decided at the last term, in the case of Vanzant v. Lockett. We then held the lien of an attachment levied on real estate, more than four months prior to an adjudication in bankruptcy, and of executions issuing from the courts of the State, were not impaired or destroyed, but were preserved by the bankrupt law. That creditors could, after bankruptcy, enforce such liens through the medium of the process of the State courts having jurisdiction. Numerous authorities, •State and Federal,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Marshall v. KnoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Doe v. ChildressSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. Waller v. BestSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
  4. Doremus, Suydam & Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1845

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Chadwick v. CarsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
  2. Martin v. LileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
  3. Sullivan v. RabbSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  4. Bolling v. MunchusSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
  5. Brown v. NewmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880

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