Legal Opinion
Gilbreath v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 9, 1942No. 8 Div. 130PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Chief Justice.
Complainants file this bill seeking a sale of certain described real estate for division among the tenants in common. This real estate originally belonged to Emmett Gilbreath, and among his heirs was Grover Gilbreath who died in April, 1928. There was no pretense of a ceremonial marriage, but complainants claim to be the legitimate children of Grover Gil-breath through a common law marriage of said Grover with their mother, a party defendant to the bill under the name of Decie King. The two girls are marriéd, the oldest child being now Ophelia Stone, and the youngest…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Markley v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Moore v. HeinekeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Tartt v. NegusSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
- Estate of Klipfel v. KlipfelSupreme Court of Colorado · 1907
- Topper v. PerrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Beck v. BeckSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
- Turner v. TurnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
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