Legal Opinion

Patterson v. Downs

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 11, 1951No. 5 Div. 508PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAKELY, Justice.

This is an ejectment suit filed 'by Tommie Patterson and others, appellants, against Roy Downs and Pearlie Downs-, appellees. The only question presented on this appeal is the correctness vel non of the ruling o-f the lower court in admitting in evidence certain proceedings in the Probate Court of Chilton County for revocation o-f an insanity finding and letters of guardianship. By reason of the ruling the plaintiffs in the lower court, appellants- here, took a nonsuit. Hence this appeal.

On March 4, 1941 Ulysses Patterson filed a petition in the Probate Court of Chilton…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Chamblee v. ColeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
  2. Williams v. OvercastSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
  3. Fowler v. FowlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  4. Wiley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
  5. Fowler v. FowlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Riley v. SmyerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
  2. Town of Sanford v. HartleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  3. Champion v. ChampionCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997

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