Legal Opinion

Lansdell v. Snoddy

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 21, 1959No. 8 Div. 955PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAKELY, Justice.

William Benton Snoddy (appellee) filed his bill in the equity court in two aspects, first to set aside and have the court declare void a decree rendered on August 27, 1957, which dissolved the marriage between himself and Mabel Sue Snoddy, now Mabel Sue Snoddy Lansdell (appellant), and second, to award the custody of the minor child of the parties, a five year old girl, to himself, appellee.

The decree of August 27, 1957, awarded custody of the child to the mother (appellant) but it is alleged in the second aspect of the bill that there has been a material change of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Greene v. GreeneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  2. White v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
  3. Messick v. MessickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  4. Sparks v. SparksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  5. McBride v. McBrideSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Gould v. GouldCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1975
  2. Abel v. HadderCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  3. Hodges v. NelsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  4. Travis v. TravisCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  5. Cox v. CoxCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1972

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