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Fleming v. UsseryFleming v. Ussery

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jan 15, 1857
Reporters:
Before:
Stone
STONE, J.

In the recent case of Doe d. School Commissioners v. Gi-odwin, at the present ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‍term, we laid down a rule that is fatal to the appellant in this case. In that case, as in this, the bill of exceptions failed ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‍to inform us that it contained all the evidence. In that case, as in this, the court charged the jury, that if they believed the ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‍evidence, they must find for the defendant. Ye there decided, that we would presume the evidence justified the charge, unless the contrary was affirmatively shown; ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‍and we affirmed the case on this principle, although the bill of exceptions did not contain enough to overturn the prima-facie case made by the plaintiff.

There is no ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‍error in the record, and the judgment of the circuit court is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Fleming v. Ussery
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Jan 15, 1857
Citation: 30 Ala. 282
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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