Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. Murphy

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 24, 1944No. 8 Div. 267PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Justice.

This is a bill in equity to remove the administration of the estate of West Murphy into that court and to have complainant declared to be his widow, and to have her children declared to be his sole heirs and distributees, and to have the homestead and personal exemptions set off to her as such. It alleges that she was his widow by marriage under their mutual consent and agreement entered into about April 1, 1894, and that thereafter they lived together as man and wife and six children were born to them, three of whom died prior to the •death of West Murphy, and the other three…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. McArthur v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Litchfield v. Goodnow's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  3. Ussery v. DarrowSupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
  4. Anderson v. SteinerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  5. Carwile v. CrumpSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Matthews v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
  2. Ex Parte McLendonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  3. Box v. BoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
  4. Court of County Revenues v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
  5. Jewel Campbell v. Ethel C. TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 2014

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