Legal Opinion

Dennis v. West

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 18, 1946No. 4 Div. 407PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Justice.

This appeal is from a decree overruling demurrer to a bill in equity filed by appellee to exercise the option granted by section 15, Title 20, Code, to one who executed a conveyance of which a material part of the consideration is the agreement of the grantee to support the grantor during life.

The deed recites a consideration of $10 and love and affection. The insistence of appellant is that the claim made'in the bill has the effect of changing the legal effect of a deed by changing the nature of the consideration from that expressed in it. The question was referred to in…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Cowin v. SalmonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
  2. Bethea v. McCulloughSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
  3. Jenkins v. Woodward Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1915
  4. Phillips v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  5. Shows v. SteinerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Grady v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  2. Wise v. HelmsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
  3. Vaughn v. CarterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  4. Dabney v. GroverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  5. Posey v. PoseySupreme Court of Alabama · 1989

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