Motley v. Jones
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Gadsden. Tried before Hon. JOHN H. Disque. The appellant, Cora D. Motley, who was plaintiff in the court below, brought her action against the appellees, J. D. Jones and Mollie Jones, there the defendants, to recover two lots, No. 7 and No. 11, situated in the town of Attalla. The plaintiff claimed title under a sheriff’s deed.
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Appeal from the City Court of Gadsden. Tried before Hon. JOHN H. Disque. The appellant, Cora D. Motley, who was plaintiff in the court below, brought her action against the appellees, J. D. Jones and Mollie Jones, there the defendants, to recover two lots, No. 7 and No. 11, situated in the town of Attalla. The plaintiff claimed title under a sheriff’s deed. It appeared that Alter, Pickard & Co. recovered a judgment in the Circuit Court of Etowah county against the defendant, J. D. Jones, on the 5th of April, 1887, that said judgment had been registered in the office of said county as provided…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
Tbe plaintiff, Cora Motley, who is tbe appellant, instituted tbis action in tbe City Court of Gadsden, against tbe defendants, J. D. Jones and bis daughter, Mollie Jones, to recover possession of (1), lot eleven (11) in block thirteen (13), and (2) all that part of the east half of lot seven (7) in block thirteen (13), lying back of tbe store of M. P. White, in Attalla, — describing it by metes and bounds. Tbe case was tried by tbe court, a jury having been waived, on tbe plea of not guilty, and judgment was rendered for tbe plaintiff for tbe lot (2), last described above.
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