Legal Opinion

Kahalley v. Kahalley

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 23, 1947No. 1 Div. 269PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Justice.

This appeal is from a contest in the circuit court of the will of Saleh Kahalley, deceased. Appellant, a son by a first marriage, instituted the contest and lost the case' in the lower court.

Testator’s wife and their two daughters, who lived at home and worked with the testator in his business, were bequeathed a greater share of the property than appellant, who had lived away from his father since the divorcement of his parents many years previously.

The ground of the contest was undue influence and the first argument for error is that the "overwhelming evidence supported, the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Cobb v. MaloneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  2. Bancroft v. OtisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  3. Coghill v. KennedySupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
  4. Raney v. RaneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  5. Hale v. CoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Arrington v. Working Woman's HomeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  2. Peterson v. McMickenWyoming Supreme Court · 1954
  3. Lackey v. LackeySupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  4. Hornaday v. First Nat. Bank of Birmingham, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  5. King v. AirdSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949

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