Supreme Court of Alabama, 1918

Threadgill v. Dixie Industrial Co.

Threadgill v. Dixie Industrial Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama · Decided December 19, 1918 · Anderson, McClellan, Gardner
80 So. 391; 202 Ala. 309; 1918 Ala. LEXIS 398 (Southern Reporter)

Threadgill v. Dixie Industrial Co.

Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, C. J.

As we view what purports to he the decree in this cause, it was the mere expression of the opinion of the trial court unaccompanied by any definite, affirmative adjudication or sentence. There is no finding or adjudication as to who had the title, and, while there is a recital that the court “feels compelled to dismiss” the bill, this is not followed by any order or re *310 cital showing that the Dill was actually dismissed. The mere expression of an opinion by the trial court, not accompanied by a decree or adjudication of the point or points expressed in the opinion, does not have the effect of a judicial finding or sentence. Ex parte Gist, 119 Ala. 463, 24 South. 831; Ex parte Elyton Land Co., 104 Ala. 88, 15 South. 939; Thompson v. Maddux, 105 Ala. 326, 16 South. 885. The result is that, as the record fails to disclose a decree that will support an appeal, this appeal is hereby dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

McClellan, sayre, and Gardner, JJ., concur.

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