Legal Opinion
Prince v. Higgins
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 30, 1990No. 89-1448PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Elizabeth H. Plummer died in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 29, 1989. Her 10-page will was admitted to probate on January 25, 1990. Under the terms of Mrs. Plummer's will, her "tangible personal property" was bequeathed to her brother, Paul Higgins, and a sister-in-law, Adelaide (even though Paul and Adelaide are not husband and wife, we shall refer to them as the "Higginses"). The residuary clause left the remainder of the estate "including real, personal and mixed properties" to eight named charitable beneficiaries.
The executors of the will, Jo Prince and First Alabama Bank, filed a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Achelis v. MusgroveSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- State v. Advertiser Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Merchants' Nat. Bank of Mobile v. HubbardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
- Sims v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- In Re Estate of MacFarlaneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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