M'Gehee v. Evans

Decided July 15, 1828

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1828-07-15

A. M‘Gehee brought an action of trespass to try titles, in Greene Circuit Court, against S. Evans, to recover possession of certain land, and damages for the detention. The venue being changed to the county of Perry, the cause was there tried at November term, 1827, and aver-dict was.fonnd for the plaintiff, with six and a fourth cents damages.

Decided 1828-07-15

By THE COURT.

¶1The statute of 1822, a giving no more costs than damages in certain cases of trespass, does not applj to cases of trespass to t'v titles. Let the judgement be reversed, ■¡and here rendered for the full costs.

¶2 uwsAis.484,