Legal Opinion

Foster v. Foster

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 23, 1958No. 4 Div. 852PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOODWYN, Justice.

The appellant, Hugh Foster, filed in the circuit court of Crenshaw County, in equity, on July 29, 1953, a statutory bill to quiet title (Code 1940, Tit. 7, § 1109 et seq.) to the east half of the northeast quarter of section 19, township 8, range 17, situated in Crenshaw County and containing 80 acres, more or less. Named as respondents were James H. Foster, Carolyn Foster, Clodyne Foster, H. Lanier Foster and Lila Foster. The bill alleges that complainant owns said lands in his own right and is in peaceable possession of it; that the respondents “unjustly claim or are…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Alexander v. WheelerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  2. Herbert v. HanrickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849
  3. Coyle v. WilkinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
  4. Elsberry v. BoykinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
  5. Potts v. ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kerlin v. Tensaw Land & Timber Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  2. Lilly v. PalmerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  3. Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance v. TeagueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
  4. Courtney v. BoykinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  5. Scott v. BracySupreme Court of Alabama · 1988

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