Legal Opinion

Dabbs v. Letson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 8, 1923No. 6 Div. 726PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.

The bill of complaint alleges every element necessary to entitle complainant to the relief prayed for.

Respondent’s chief contentions are that the contract sought to be enforced does not show that any valuable consideration was paid by complainant for respondent’s undertaking, and that the contract was unfair and inequitable in that it would amount merely to a gift by respondent to complainant of his statutory right of redemption from the foreclosure sale. Very clearly the contract in question show's a valuable consideration for respondent’s undertaking, even though it resulted in no personal…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Henry v. Murphy & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  2. Continental Casualty Co. v. OgburnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  3. Rutledge's Adm'r v. Townsend, Crane & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1863
  4. Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. HubbardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
  5. Hixon v. HetheringtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Globe Rutgers Fire Ins. Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
  2. Provident Life Accident Ins. Co. v. PriestSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
  3. Hughes v. McAnnallySupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
  4. Life & Casualty Ins. Co. of Tennessee v. LathamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  5. Giardina v. StaggSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926

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