Legal Opinion
Johnston v. King
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 15, 1948No. 2 Div. 251PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Justice.
Appellees propounded for probate an instrument as the will of Alice M. DeVane King. A contest was filed by appellants. It was tried by the circuit court with a jury. There were verdict and judgment for plaintiffs (section 52, Title 61, Code), and defendants appeal.
The issue raised was whether certain undisputed occurrences established the facts-of signing and attestation of the will within the meaning of the Code (section 24, Title 61, Code), especially whether the witnesses-Subscribed their names “thereto”. Their subscription was in the presence of the testator as that…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Barnewall v. MurrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Woodruff v. HundleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
- Bolton v. BoltonMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
- Riley v. RileySupreme Court of Alabama · 1860
- Ritchey v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
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3Cited by10 opinions
- King v. KeithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Cook v. MortonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Copeland v. Swiss Cleaners, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- Borden v. CaseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- Hughes v. Merchants Nat. Bank of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
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