Legal Opinion
Samek v. Sanders
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 17, 2000No. 1982179PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Earl Chamblee died intestate on May 30, 1998, in Jefferson County. Daniel B. Samek and Harold W. Schultze, his stepsons, filed a complaint seeking a determination of heirship. Their complaint asked the Jefferson Probate Court to declare that they had been "equitably adopted" by Chamblee and thus were heirs to his $2.5-million estate. The probate court rejected their claim. They appealed. We affirm.
Probate Judge George R. Reynolds tried the case, and the trial lasted four days. Judge Reynolds entered an order that reads as follows:
"ORDER
"This matter comes before the court upon the Verified…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hanks v. HanksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
- McCoy v. McCoySupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
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