Legal Opinion

Alexander v. Alexander

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 18, 1926No. 8 Div. 804PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.

This is a contest of the will of L. A. Alexander, deceased, offered impróbate by W. A. Alexander, brother of the deceased and beneficiary thereunder. The contest formerly rested upon the ground that the deceased had not executed the writing offered for probate, and also upon the ground that its execution had resulted from undue influence exercised by proponent. Alexander v. Alexander, 94 So. 53, 208 Ala. 291.

The trial following the reversal and remandment of the cause on former appeal narrowed the issue to that of the execution vel non of the instrument by the deceased, and, from the verdict…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Barnewall v. MurrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
  2. Hendricks v. KellySupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
  3. Starks v. ComerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  4. Hadjo v. GoodenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1848
  5. Darrow v. DarrowSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Little v. SuggSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
  2. Brooks v. EverettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
  3. Dickson v. DinsmoreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  4. Rea v. PursleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
  5. Lester v. GaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1928

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