Legal Opinion

Fowler v. Fowler

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 2, 1974No. SC 465PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Justice.

This is an appeal by the proponents of the will of Elizabeth Howie, deceased, from the final decree of the Circuit Court of Cleburne County, which held that the contested will was not the true will of Elizabeth Howie.

The proponents, Byron Fowler, Clara Mitchell and Nell Garrett, filed a Petition for Probate of Howie’s will in the Probate Court on February 20, 1973. The contestants, Syble Fowler, and Vecoy Landers, filed a Petition for Removal to the Circuit Court, and the proceedings were duly transferred on April 7, 1973. The contestants alleged mental incapacity, undue…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Meriwether v. Crown Investment CorporationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
  2. O'Donnell v. RodigerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
  3. Gleichert v. StephensSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  4. McBride v. SullivanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
  5. Houston v. GrigsbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1928

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Montgomery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  2. Wilkinson v. DuncanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  3. Maxwell v. DawkinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2006

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