Sparks v. Rawls

Citations

• 17 Ala. 211

Syllabus

<p>1. Where a written instrument, if produced, could not be received as evidence of the matter to which it relates, parol proof of the same fact is competent testimony.</p> <p>2. When goods in the possession of one who claims them by purchase are levied on to satisfy a debt due from the alleged vendor, proof of the existence of the debt before the transfer of the goods repels the prima facie presumption of ownership which possession raises, and casts on the claimant the burden of showing that his purchase was founded on valuable consideration.</p>