Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Creel
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 29, 1998No. 1961931PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deborah Maudlin Creel, who was appointed by the probate court as administratrix of the estate of Joseph David Creel, Sr., petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the circuit court to vacate its order remanding these estate proceedings to the probate court for the appointment of a different administratrix or administrator. We grant the petition.
Joseph David Creel, Sr., died in February 1997. Two petitions for letters of administration of Creel's estate were filed with the Chilton County Probate Court: one by the petitioner, alleging that she was Creel's widow by virtue of a common law…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ex Parte SladeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Adams v. BoanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- STATE DEPT. OF PENSIONS AND SEC. v. WhitneyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Ex Parte HollandSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by12 opinions
- Ex Parte AndersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Ex Parte Government Employees Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- Jett v. CarterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- KISH LAND CO., LLC v. ThomasCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2010
- Creel v. CreelSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.