Supreme Court of Alabama June 15, 1841 (Oden v. Stubblefield)

COLLIER, C. J.

— The second section of the statute of frauds, among other things, enacts, that a deed conveying goods and chattels only, shall be acknowledged and proved by one or more witnesses in the Superior Court, or County Court wherein one of the parties lives, within twelve months after the execution thereof; or unless possession shall really and bona fide remain with the donee.