Legal Opinion

Waldrep v. Goodwin

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided July 29, 1977PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiff-appellant in this case is the father of defendant-appellee Buena W. Goodwin. Ike Goodwin is the plaintiff's son-in-law. The litigation involves an 81-acre farm located in Cleburne County.

On February 9, 1976, the plaintiff filed a complaint against his daughter and son-in-law in ejectment or alternatively seeking a sale for division of the land involved. In the first count, the plaintiff alleged that he claimed the right of possession of the land; in the second, he alleged that he and the defendants were joint owners of the land, that it could not be equitably divided and should…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  2. Brown v. OlssonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Loughlin v. LoughlinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  2. MacMillan Bloedell, Inc. v. EzellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  3. Wooldridge v. WooldridgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
  4. Malpere v. MalpereSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2004
  5. Cooper v. CooperSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982

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