Legal Opinion

Holleman v. ELMWOOD CEMETERY CORPORATION

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 22, 1976No. SC 1209PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRILL, Justice.

This case arose out of a family dispute over the placement of a cemetery monument in the walkway easement between two cemetery lots. The trial court found for defendants and we affirm.

Appellant, Charlotte Statum Holleman, filed a suit in equity on June 19, 1973, requesting that appellees be enjoined from the maintenance and retention of a monument within the five-foot easement separating the North V4 of Lot 129 and Lot 137, Block 10, Elmwood Cemetery, City of Birmingham, and damages, costs and fees in this regard. The complaint was later amended to include a count against…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ikerd v. LapworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
  2. Cates v. BushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  3. Morgan v. LardeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  4. Morris v. MorrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  5. Feng Yeat Chow v. ShaughnessyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1957

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Brown v. Piggly-Wiggly StoresSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  2. McKenzie v. KillianSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  3. Oliver v. SawyerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  4. Poole v. PrinceSupreme Court of Alabama · 2010
  5. Elliott v. StephensSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981

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