Carlton v. Owens

This suit was filed by Doris B. Owens, executrix of the estate of Lillian B. Jones, deceased, and Doris B. Owens, individually, against Lillian Beverly, Helen Beverly, Mamie Beverly, and Alberta Carlton on December 4, 1981, in Jefferson County Circuit Court. The Defendants, all of whom reside in Birmingham, are sisters, and, along with Plaintiff, were cousins of the late Lillian B. Jones.

Plaintiff sought a judgment against Defendants pursuant to the full faith and credit clause, Art. IV, § 1, of the United States Constitution, premised upon an order for injunctive relief and judgment entered…