Notes

Collection: Alabama Supreme Court Case Files

User	Note	Page	Work	Collection	Time
LIFrancophone	The first words in the names/nicknames/descriptors "Weaver Greer" and "Cooper Joe" seem to me to refer to these 2 men's crafts/skills/occupations.	Page 132	Sherrod v. Sherrod's Administrators	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	about 10 hours ago
LIFrancophone	I am supplying words to the transcription which the previous transcriber seems to have been unable to decipher.	Page 132	Sherrod v. Sherrod's Administrators	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	about 10 hours ago
lesherb	Thank you	Page 1	Parks v. Brooks	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 days ago
LIFrancophone	Between "May" and "1848" on the next- to -last line of the main text, I see "term", and not the abbreviation "Com."	Page 1	Parks v. Brooks	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 days ago
LIFrancophone	"not to be Reported" -- an underlined note -- is seen written along the left edge of the scanned page.	Page 1	Parks v. Brooks	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 days ago
EGreenStreeter	Remnants of where official seal was affixed.	Page 13	Williams, Adminsitrator, v. Graves	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	about 1 month ago
LIFrancophone	I have made a few revisions to the existing transcription which seemed necessary to me to improve its accuracy; I have not completely reviewed the text or revised the transcription.	Page 1	Martin v. Foster's Executor	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	about 1 month ago
WrenP	For line 28 'his x mark' kept in one line is: Dec 28 <hi rend="sup">th</hi> 1870. Joshua P Coman, Judge P.C.} J. H <hi rend="sup">his</hi>x<hi rend="sub">mark</hi> Defoe currently his x in line 28 and mark in line 29	Page 8	Ex parte Ray & Defoe	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	about 1 month ago
WrenP	Searched Limestone county 1870 census records to try to match names in line 31 could not confirm first name	Page 6	Ex parte Ray & Defoe	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	about 2 months ago
WrenP	Line 19 third to last word "Circum"?	Page 4	Ex parte Ray & Defoe	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	about 2 months ago
EGreenStreeter	Seal appears to have been affixed and covered by newspaper	Page 49	Shannon v. Reese	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	about 2 months ago
WrenP	Line 12 last two words... on cach?	Page 2	Ex parte Ray & Defoe	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	about 2 months ago
Muscogulus	Underlining may be by a different hand.	Page 4	Hopper, Administrator, v. Steele	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	2 months ago
Muscogulus	In Pleas, "ne ungues" should be <i>ne unques</i> "never." I.e., plaintiff never was administrator in fact.	Page 3	Hopper, Administrator, v. Steele	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	2 months ago
Muscogulus	Some passages appear to be underlined with a different instrument (pencil?)	Page 1	Hopper, Administrator, v. Steele	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	2 months ago
CalliPatterson	The middle portion is written sideways, presumably having been folded. There are several illegible words in this section.	Page 16	Caruthers and Smith, Executors, v. Jones	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	2 months ago
elainehinch	Help!!! Please can you retrieve my Transcript from 29/09/2024 - unfortunately I've deleted a large part of it by mistake	Page 24	Milam, Administrator, v. Ragland	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	4 months ago
EGreenStreeter	Last four lines written perpendicular and over text of the rest of the page	Page 1	Shannon v. Reese	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	4 months ago
CalliPatterson	Many illegible words. A word that looks like "Ruun" was written repeatedly on this page. I finally determined it to be "Receiver."	Page 5	First National Bank of Selma v. Colby	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	4 months ago
sherteal	Capias in this case I believe refers to "capias ad respondendum", which refers to the court issuing an order to a member of law enforcement, the sheriff in this case, to go and arrest and bring to court a defendant and to "return" the writ back to...	Page 2	Cockrill's Administrator v. Hobson, Use, &c.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	4 months ago
sherteal	I added the word vacatd. to replace the unknown word on line 19. I added a period after Judgt on lines 18 and 19.	Page 1	Cockrill's Administrator v. Hobson, Use, &c.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	4 months ago
annie_c	Line 17 - There is no eleventh stipulation recorded – I think this is an error and should be No.11	Page 176	McLaughlin v. Simpson	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	4 months ago
annie_c	Fi. Fa. = fieri facias - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_legal_terms	Page 175	McLaughlin v. Simpson	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	4 months ago
annie_c	Line 18 "attached ...by a wafer" - A wafer seal is a paper sticker used to seal legal documents.	Page 164	McLaughlin v. Simpson	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
CalliPatterson	Entire page marked out with pencil (XX). Many illegible words.	Page 6	First National Bank of Selma v. Colby	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
annie_c	Line 25: Can be read as a mistake "said Williams" should be "said Arthur" or the word "Arthur" has been missed out and it should be read as ..."no such thing for [Arthur]. Said Williams - you owe me..."	Page 85	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
Fleur	Not sure if the V is written in capital or not	Page 8	Cole, Administrator, v. Conolly	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
CalliPatterson	Many illegible words. Most of page is crossed out with a big X.	Page 4	First National Bank of Selma v. Colby	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
CalliPatterson	This entire page was full of illegible writing. I deciphered what I could, with some guesswork! Also it's upside down. I flipped it.	Page 3	First National Bank of Selma v. Colby	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
EGreenStreeter	Seal appear to have been attached.	Page 14	Wittick v. Traun	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
annie_c	Best guess- a lien enfeoffed – see https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Lein and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feoffment	Page 8	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
annie_c	Line 21 = Loachapoka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loachapoka,_Alabama	Page 75	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
SandiRobertson	After reviewing page 49, my assumption may be incorrect. Please review.	Page 53	Sherrod v. Sherrod's Administrators	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
SandiRobertson	The bottom of this page appears to be torn from page and the information that appears on lower right side of page is likely the bottom of the next page.	Page 53	Sherrod v. Sherrod's Administrators	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
annie_c	what looks like Jno. is his abbreviation for John. This becomes clear later in the document.	Page 1	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
annie_c	line 26 "Cusata Town house" is this Cusseta, Alabama?	Page 42	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
EGreenStreeter	"Double" written in left margin next to 5th article	Page 4	Wittick v. Traun	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
EGreenStreeter	Portions of this page are written at 90 degrees to the rest	Page 14	Randall v. Shrader	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
annie_c	2 x Inty [?] at bottom of the page - abbrev. for two interrogatory items?	Page 39	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
annie_c	Fi Fa = fieri facias	Page 30	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
annie_c	William H. Bledsoe - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Bledsoe	Page 30	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	5 months ago
annie_c	Line 33 - Cock la [?] or John (to right - X his mark). a nickname?	Page 22	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	6 months ago
annie_c	Line 38 "pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis" - in MS potior looks more like fortio/portio	Page 20	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	6 months ago
annie_c	Line 43: parol contract - see https://tinyurl.com/2bxdj63g	Page 14	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	6 months ago
annie_c	Line 38 - "set-off" see https://tinyurl.com/29dby9eb	Page 16	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	6 months ago
annie_c	Line 8: best guess is a shortened version of "in pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis" see https://tinyurl.com/22uosnxp	Page 15	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	6 months ago
annie_c	Oren Datus Whitaker - earlier written as O.D. Whitaker so although it looks like Orendatus here, it is two words. Note also Winiford appears as Winfred but has also been (earlier) Winifred.	Page 13	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	6 months ago
annie_c	Clearly Winifred M McMurry on this page while on p.4 clearly Minford M	Page 7	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	6 months ago
annie_c	divers = diverse	Page 6	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	6 months ago
annie_c	Lines 5 & 6 bracketed together	Page 2	Corprew v. Arthur et als.	Alabama Supreme Court Case Files	6 months ago