McDuffie v. FIRST NAT. BANK OF TUSKALOOSA

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment. The First National Bank of Tuskaloosa, as administrator with will annexed of the estate of Ernest Dwight McDuffie (McDuffie), deceased, sought a determination as to whether certain property constituted assets of McDuffie's estate. Glenn D. McDuffie and appellant, Michael H. McDuffie, are the only children of the deceased. Following a hearing on the matter, the trial court held the property to be assets of the estate. We affirm.

The lawsuit arose from the following facts:

On or about October 22, 1980, McDuffie executed a warranty deed purporting to…