Legal Opinion
Helton v. Helton
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided September 13, 1978No. Civ. 1496PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal involves a divorce decree rendered by the Circuit Court of Madison County divesting appellant-Howard Helton of title to the parties' jointly owned residence and awarding the residence to appellee-Mary Helton. Appellant has brought this appeal on the ground that the action of the circuit court regarding the division of the property was plainly and palpably erroneous.
The parties to this divorce were married in 1951. For a number of years after their marriage they ran a small service station. Both the husband (Howard Helton) and the wife (Mary Helton) worked long hours to achieve…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Phillips v. PhillipsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1973
- Eubanks v. EubanksCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1974
- Cobb v. CobbCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- Box v. BoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Owens v. OwensCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- State Ex Rel. McMahon v. HamiltonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
- Brown v. WilliamsonDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2001
- Nickerson v. NickersonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Clark v. ClarkCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
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