Legal Opinion
Costanza v. Costanza
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 27, 1977PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bess Costanza, the plaintiff, appeals from a judgment for the defendant, Central Bank of Birmingham, on its counterclaims in Mrs. Costanza's action to cancel and annul a mortgage.
Bess Costanza and her husband, Vincent, operated two gift shops in Birmingham known as "Gifts by Bess" — one located in the Eastwood Mall and the other in Hoover. Prior to the opening of the Hoover Store, the Costanzas jointly owned and operated the Eastwood Mall store and it was characterized by Mr. Costanza as a husband and wife operation.
In 1973, the Costanzas decided to open the Hoover store and subsequently in…
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