Legal Opinion

Alexander v. Davis

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 4, 1954No. 3 Div. 688PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLAYTON, Justice.

This appeal is by Patricia Davis Alexander, formerly Patricia Davis, who for brevity will herein be called Patricia, from a decree of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, in equity, dated December 7, 1953, modifying a former divorce decree dated August 27, 1952, in her favor against Horace M. Davis, who for brevity will herein be called Horace.

The modification changed the former decree, awarding Patricia exclusive custody of a girl child of the parties about fifteen months old, by awarding Horace custody for part time and reducing the amount payable by him to…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Chandler v. WhatleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
  2. Greene v. GreeneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  3. Sparkman v. SparkmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  4. Sneed v. SneedSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
  5. White v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. McBride v. McBrideSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
  2. Cheatham v. CheathamCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Strickland v. StricklandSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
  4. Clark v. ClarkCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1970
  5. Barnett v. BarnettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960

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