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Locke v. Sparks

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 30, 1955No. 8 Div. 724PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

Mrs. Jessie Woodham Elder, a resident 'citizen of Marshall County, Alabama, departed this life testate in Birmingham, Alabama, on or about the 14th day of May, 1949. Pier will was offered for probate in the Probate Court of Marshall County, Alabama, on May 18, 1949. On May 31, 1949, Phillip Dean Sparks, an adult son of testatrix, filed in the Probate Office of Marshall County, Alabama, a contest of said will, stating the following grounds for contest:

“1. Because said document is not the last will and testament of said decedent.
“2. Because said alleged will was made…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bancroft v. OtisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  2. Shipman v. FurnissSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  3. Knox v. KnoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
  4. Gilbert v. GilbertSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853
  5. Abrams v. AbramsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Pruitt v. PruittSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  2. Arrington v. Working Woman's HomeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  3. Reed v. ShippSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  4. Wall v. HodgesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  5. Rabon v. RabonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978

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