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Smelser v. DraneSmelser v. Drane

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jan 15, 1851
Reporters:
Before:
Parsons
PARSONS, J.

Drane, who was plaintiff below, claimed the ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‍land for which he brought this suit, as purchaser at a sale under execution. The ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‍Circuit Court allowed the execution to be proved by one of the witnesses of the plaintiffs ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‍below, although its loss or destruction was not proved, nor its absence accounted for, nor ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‍was any transcript of the record embracing the execution offered. This, we think, ivas erroneous.

Let ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‍the judgment be reversed, and the cause remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Smelser v. Drane
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Jan 15, 1851
Citation: 19 Ala. 245
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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