Legal Opinion

Reeves v. Tatum

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 23, 1937No. 4 Div. 908PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARDNER, Justice.

O. E. Williams died in 1918 owning certain real and personal property, disposed of by his will executed in 1906, which has been duly admitted to probate. His widow, Effie B. Williams, died in March, 1934, leaving a will executed the same month, which has also been admitted to probate. No child was born of this marriage, and the real contest relates to the right of the widow to make disposition of this property, formerly owned by the husband, O. E. Williams. The appeal therefore turns upon the proper construction of the will of O. E. Williams, which appears in the report of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Chesnut v. ChesnutSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  2. Whorton v. MoragneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
  3. Alford's Adm'r v. Alford's Adm'rSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
  4. Braley v. SpraginsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  5. Schowalter v. SchowalterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Fillmore v. YarbroughSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
  2. Smith v. NelsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  3. Gentle v. FrederickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  4. Winn v. WinnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
  5. Robertson v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1961

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