Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co. v. Brunson

The appeal is from a decree sustaining the demurrer of defendant Lena Mae Brunson to the bill as last amended, which proceeds for relief upon the theory of the equitable doctrine of subrogation, and in support of which counsel cite Motes v. Robertson, 133 Ala. 630, 32 So. 225; Faulk v. Calloway, 123 Ala. 325, 26 So. 504; Allen v. Caylor, 120 Ala. 251, 24 So. 512, 74 Am. St. Rep. 31; Arnett v. Willoughby, 190 Ala. 530, 67 So. 426: Shields v. Pepper, 218 Ala. 379, 118 So. 549, and Woodruff v. Satterfield, 199 Ala. 477, 74 So. 948.

We are persuaded, however, that, upon consideration of the…