Legal Opinion

Cook v. Morton

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 18, 1950No. 8 Div. 517PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAKELY, Justice.

Mollie Cook (appellant) filed a bill in equity against Malinda Jane Morton (appellee) to construe the will of Dr. D. A. Morton, deceased, and through that construction to establish, a boundary line between the land devised to Malinda Jane Morton and land devised to Mollie Cook. The complainant is a daughter of Dr. D. A. Morton, deceased, by his first marriage and respondent is the widow of the decedent.

Dr. D. A. Morton died August 12, 1936. His will, which was executed January 25, 1936, was probated September 19, 1936. A copy of the will is attached to the bill as an exhibit…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Achelis v. MusgroveSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  2. Cook v. MortonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
  3. LeBarron v. City of HarvardNebraska Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Propst v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  5. Wiley v. MurphreeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Baker v. WrightSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  2. Kershaw v. KershawSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  3. Curjel v. AshSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
  4. George H. Lanier Memorial Hosp. v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  5. Ide v. HarrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954

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