Legal Opinion

Rutland v. Emanuel

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 27, 1918No. 1 Div. 21PublishedCited by 29 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Mobile County; Saffold Bernéy, Judge. Statutory ejectment by Hunter Rutland and others against Mamie R. Emanuel

1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.

Statutory ejectment, instituted by Hunter Rutland and others (appellants) to recover business property in Mobile. Mamie R. Emanuel (appellee) is the sole defendant. The parties on both sides claim under the will of Isabella H. Emanuel, deceased. The plaintiffs are grandchildren of Isabella H. Emanuel, children of her deceased daughters. The defendant is the widow of Edward Emanuel, a son of Isabella H. Emanuel, deceased. On the 6th of June, 1890, Isabella H. Emanuel executed the will in question, along with a “codicil” of even date qualifying the eighth item of the will. Isabella H. Emanuel…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Duncan v. De YampertSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  2. Castleberry v. StringerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
  3. Hilliard v. Binford's HeirsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1847
  4. Harris v. ParkerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1868
  5. Sherrod v. Sherrod's Adm'rsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1863

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3Cited by29 opinions

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