Legal Opinion
Lowe v. Fulford
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 7, 1983No. 81-464PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING
The original opinion in this case, dated June 3, 1983, is withdrawn, and the following opinion is substituted therefor.
This appeal concerns the question of which party or parties should receive the balance of proceeds recovered from two wrongful death actions. Following a declaratory judgment in favor of the defendants, plaintiff appeals. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
This controversy involves only issues of law, and the following facts are undisputed.
On September 17, 1973, Elva Fulford and her daughter, Lou Anne Fulford Lowe, were involved in a…
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