Bradley v. Demos

Jimmie L. Bradley and Emma Grant appeal from a declaratory judgment in favor of Nicholas Demos holding that Mr. Demos holds exclusive title to 23 acres of land in Dale County, Alabama. We affirm.

In 1928, Lou York, the mother of Ila Williams and Sarah Snell,1 died intestate. She had been the owner of the 23 acres of land, along with her first husband, Jesse Duncan.2 Pursuant to the intestacy laws, title to York's property passed to her heirs or their descendants as tenants in common. See § 43-8-42, Code of Alabama 1975, and predecessor statutes. In 1931, the property was sold for delinquent…