[Download] "Jack T. Griffin and Wife, Plaintiffs in Error v. James Y. Reynolds" by United States Supreme Court # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Jack T. Griffin and Wife, Plaintiffs in Error v. James Y. Reynolds
- Author : United States Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 01, 1854
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
Description
The defendant recovered a judgment in the district court, for damages sustained by the breach of a covenant of warranty of title to land in Alabama, contained in a conveyance of the plaintiffs to him. To establish the existence of an outstanding paramount title at the date of the conveyance, the defendant relied upon a judgment and execution in a suit in ejectment, commenced in Alabama, for the land, a few days after the date of the deed, to which the plaintiff (Griffin) was a defendant, and which resulted in a judgment against him, that was followed by a writ of possession, which is returned 'executed.' It appears, from the evidence, that the defendant was called by the plaintiff in the ejectment suit as a witness, though it is not clear to what fact in issue. Objection was made that the record of the suit could not be used under these circumstances. The district court admitted the record, but referred it to the jury to determine whether his testimony was material, and, if so, to disregard the evidence.