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Williams v. LewisWilliams v. Lewis

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jul 15, 1829
Reporters:
Before:
Lipscomb
By CHIEF JUSTICE LIPSCOMB.

The names of the particular defendants who waived their plea ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‍are‘not given, nor is the plea itself set out. If there had been a general appearance for all the defendants, they would have been ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‍estopped from saying the writ had not been executed. It would be presuming too much, to say that this record shewed that Charles L. ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‍Mitchell had appeared by his attorney; there were two defendants in Court, and the record may be strictly true without his appearance, by himself ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‍or attorney. The judgment was improperly rendered against Charles Mitchell, and it is also erroneous as to the others; there being no discontinuance entered ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‍as to the defendant not served with process.

Judgment reversed and cause remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Williams v. Lewis
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Jul 15, 1829
Citation: 2 Stew. 41
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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