Legal Opinion

Dabney v. Grover

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 17, 1948No. 6 Div. 681PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Justice.

This is a suit in equity filed by appellee to exercise the option conferred by section 15, Title 20, Code, to set aside a conveyance of realty made by her, of which a material part of the consideration is the agreement of the grantee to support the grantor during life. The bill uses substantially the language of the statute in conferring this right.

The first contention of appellant is based on the decree overruling the demurrer to the bill on the ground that it does not allege whether the agreement is verbal or written. A requirement that an allegation in a complaint on a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. v. RattraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
  2. Mayor of Ensley v. HollingsworthSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  3. Massey v. MasseySupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
  4. Land v. CooperSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  5. Dennis v. WestSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Milwaukee Mechanics Ins. Co. v. MaplesAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953
  2. Grady v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  3. Herston v. AustinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  4. Isenhower v. FinchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  5. Logan v. LoganSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953

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