Legal Opinion

Young v. Rice

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 16, 1967No. 8 Div. 251PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MERRILL, Justice.

The questions presented here are (1) whether an equity court in Alabama has the power arid authority to order a judicial sale of lands for reinvestment, under the supervision of the court, of the entire fee or title of the real property when there may be contingent interests in unborn contingent remaindermen, and (2) whether the equity court may conclude by judicial decree the property rights of the unborn contingent remaindermen.

We answer each question in the affirmative.

Frank M. Perry died June 16, 1948, leaving a last will and testament, which was duly probated. The…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gavin v. CurtinIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Ussery v. DarrowSupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
  3. Cooney v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  4. Letcher v. AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  5. Tolley v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Richardson v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982

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