Barron v. Scroggins
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal, which was transferred from the Alabama Supreme Court pursuant to § 12-2-7(6), Ala. Code 1975, concerns the proper venue of, and the qualifications of an executor in, a case involving the administration of a decedent's estate.
In September 2003, the decedent, Marian E. Hawkins, died in Birmingham, Alabama. In October 2003, Shirley Scroggins, Hawkins's daughter, petitioned the Jefferson Probate Court to admit to probate what purported to be Hawkins's will; later that month, Scroggins filed a motion seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent Hawkins's grandson, Jeffrey Barron, from…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McLemore v. FlemingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Merrill's Heirs v. MorrissettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Sevigny v. NEW SOUTH FEDERAL SAV. & LOANSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Parr v. GodwinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Ambrose v. VandefordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
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