Legal Opinion

Morris v. Earnest

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 19, 1942No. 6 Div. 918PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Justice.

This appeal is from the final decree of the circuit court, sitting in equity, granting relief to the complainants, seeking a reformation of a deed executed by the defendant to James D. Earnest on the 10th day of May, 1911, in which defendant, for a valuable consideration undertook to grant, bargain, sell, quitclaim and convey, to said Earnest seven forties of land situated in Sections 19 and 30, Township 16, Range 8, Walker County Alabama, containing a total of 280 acres.

As a basis for this relief the bill alleges:

“Complainants further allege that the consideration for the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Whiteman v. TaberSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
  2. Holmes v. RileySupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
  3. Wood v. BurnsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
  4. Harper v. Kansas City Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1940

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Massey v. MasseySupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
  2. Melech v. WeeksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993

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