Riggan v. Johnson

GOODWYN, Justice.

W. H. Riggan, a resident of Marion County, Alabama, died on July 6, 1956, leaving surviving him four children, viz: Willie Fay Riggan and William Alfred Riggan, minors, 19 and 18 years of age, respectively, at the time of their father’s death, and Betty Jane Johnson and John Henry Riggan, both over the age of 21 years. The decedent left no widow. His divorced wife lives in Mississippi, the two minor children residing there with her.

The decedent owned at the time of his death two tracts of land in Marion County. One, consisting of about 4 acres located within the corporate…