Mann v. Hyams

Nov 15, 1893
Reporters:
Before:
Haralson
HARALSON, J.

The statute (Code, 3612) authorizes an appeal to be taken from a decree sustaining ‍​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍or overruling a demurrer to a bill in equity. The appeal in this case purports to be taken from a decree of the city court sustaining a demurrer to ‍​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍the bill, and errors are assigned on such an alleged decree. But, on examination, we find no such decree in the record. In the transcript of the docket entries ‍​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍of the chancellor appears the following entry : ‘ ‘ April 18, 1893. Submitted for decree on demurrers to the bill, and demurrers sustained.” This is no decree, ‍​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍and, without one, an ap*432peal does not lie to this court. The cause must be here dismissed. — Bell v. Otts, ante p 186, 13 So. Rep. 43; Wagnon v. Keenan, 77 Ala. 519; Joyner v. State, 78 ‍​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‍Ala. 448; Ayers v. State, 71 Ala. 11.

Dismissed.

*433CASES IN THE Supreme Court of Alabama. NOVEMBER TERM, 1893.