Legal Opinion

Hammond v. Shipp

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 31, 1974No. SC 571PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAULKNER, Justice.

James Shipp and Geneva Shipp Jeter filed a bill in equity in the Circuit Court of Monroe County, praying for land described therein to be sold for a division of the proceeds. The complainants alleged that they and respondents, consisting of thirty-one persons, plus the unknown heirs of three persons, were the heirs and next of kin of James D. Shipp who died in 1920. The bill alleged that Minnie Shipp, the widow of James D. Shipp, died in Mobile County in 1969. The bill further alleged that in 1920 James Shipp conveyed the subject land to his granddaughter, Nellie Ball Payne;…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Miller v. MarxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
  2. McGuire v. Van PeltSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
  3. Dallas Compress Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  4. Pickett v. Doe ex rel. PopeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
  5. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. WatfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Lott v. ToomeySupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  2. Duncan v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  3. Harkins & Co. v. LewisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  4. Pendley v. PendleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  5. Mordecai v. ScottSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975

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