Legal Opinion

Matter of Estate of Amason

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 6, 1979No. 77-526PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from a court decree which removed the appellant, Elaine A. Walker, as trustee of a testamentary trust created by the will of her father, and which divided and distributed funds from a savings account held jointly by the appellant and appellee, Nettie T. Amason. We reverse and remand.

In 1967 Thomas Amason executed a will in which he left his estate to his daughter, Elaine A. Walker, in trust, to be used for the comfort and support of his wife, Nettie T. Amason. The pertinent portion of that will provided that:

All of the rest, residue and remainder of my property of whatsoever…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Ex parte JonasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  2. Shepherd v. NaborsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1844
  3. Ingalls v. IngallsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  4. De Mouy v. JepsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  5. McDonald v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Massey v. St. Joseph Bank and Trust Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Jones v. McGuirtSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982

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