Legal Opinion

King v. King

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 9, 1941No. 8 Div. 72PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Justice.

The contention of appellees that the right to rescind a conveyance, made in consideration of an agreement of the grantee to support the grantor, conferred by § 8046 of the Code of 1923, § 15, Tit. 20 of the Code of 1940, is personal to the grantor and does not survive in favor of his heirs, is not presented on this record.

While the circuit court ruled against this contention, the appellee failed to make a cross-assignment of error predicated on that ruling. Moreover, neither of the deeds in question falls within the influence of said section of the Code, which first appeared in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Dickson v. Van HooseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
  2. Vizard v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  3. McClelland v. CostonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  4. Woods v. WrightSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
  5. Brandford v. ShirleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1940

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Henry v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  2. Hardee v. HardeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
  3. McAdory v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  4. Polette v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  5. Hawkins v. ThirdSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943

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