Walker v. Hayes

STAKELY, Justice.

This case involves a claim of homestead rights. Hill Taylor died March 13, 1932. He was survived by his widow, Sillar Taylor. There were no children. At the time of his death Hill Taylor owned and occupied a, house and lot in Bessemer, Alabama. Sillar Taylor occupied the property Until September 18, 1945, when she filed a petition in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Bessemer Division, to have the property set apart and title vested in her as a homestead. The petition contained the allegations necessary to give the court jurisdiction. The probate court issued a…