Legal Opinion

Stappas v. Stappas

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 2, 1960No. 6 Div. 475PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRILL, Justice.

Appellant, the widow of George D. Stappas, filed a bill in equity, seeking the construction of the will of her deceased husband under Tit. 7, § 157, of the Declaratory Judgment Act. Appellees, the two brothers and a sister of the testator who live in Greece, are the respondents. From a decree adverse to complainant, the appeal comes to this court.

Item One of the will provided for the payment of debts. Item Two made a bequest of $5,000 each to his brothers, Theodore and Nikolas Stappas, and Item Three contained a bequest to his sister, Helene Anastasakis, of $3,000.

Item Four…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Patch v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Chambers v. RingstaffSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  3. Achelis v. MusgroveSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  4. Peisch v. DicksonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1815
  5. Cook v. MortonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Brooks v. EverettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
  2. Barcelo v. ElliottTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Barcelo v. ElliottTexas Supreme Court · 1996

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