Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Lucas
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 20, 1949No. 2 Div. 258PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
The appeal is from a decree overruling demurrer to a bill in equity.
The bill was filed by Mrs. Mary Belle Lucas, as the widow of Robert D. Lucas, against the heirs at law and next of kin of Robert D. Lucas, deceased.
The purpose of the bill was to have the circuit court of Bibb County, in equity, cancel a divorce decree rendered by that court on January 8, 1943, in a proceeding instituted by the said Robert D. Lucas, on the ground of fraud in its procurement. That the averments of the bill in this case make out a clear case of actual fraud in the procurement or concoction of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. ColemanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1868
- Lawrence v. NelsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Croyle v. CroyleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
- Hackney v. YarbroughSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Murphy v. FreemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Anderson v. DyerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1970
- Lucas v. LucasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Cook v. WhiteheadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- Vaughan v. VaughanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Lindley v. LindleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
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