Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 6, 1953No. 6 Div. 505PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
George Matthews, who died in Jefferson County in June, 1949, left a will wherein he named Lucile Matthews as his beneficiary. Testator referred to Lucile Matthews as his wife and nominated and appointed her as executrix.
The will of George Matthews was duly admitted to probate in the probate court of Jefferson County, Bessemer Division, and letters testamentary issued to Lucile Matthews.
On February 8, 1952, on petition of one Anna Thomas Matthews, the administration of the estate of George Matthews, deceased, was transferred to the circuit court of Jefferson County, in equity,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- Hill v. LindseySupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Prince v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
- Faggard v. FilipowichSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Blackwood v. KilpatrickCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1974
- Amanda C. Yarbrough v. United States, and Reginald Daniely, 1 Alvin B. Martin and Mary Lee Smith, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Yarbrough v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. SpearmanDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972