Legal Opinion

McCollum v. Towns

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided July 1, 1983No. 81-930PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ADAMS, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Blount County awarding Maxie Mae Towns, Administratrix of the Estate of Mary Elizabeth Weston (the Ad-ministratrix), a fee of $14,218.00 for extraordinary services purportedly performed for the estate. This appeal was taken by Chris McCollum (the appellant), a distributee of the estate of Mary Elizabeth Weston.

Two courts have allowed the Administra-trix the contested fee of $14,218.00. The first award was made by the Probate Court of Blount County; appellant appealed this award to the Circuit Court of Blount County, which…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Clark v. KnoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  2. In Re the Accounting of the Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
  3. Hale v. CoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
  4. Smith v. McNaughtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  5. Virginia Trust Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Self v. RoperCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  2. Reese v. HarrisCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  3. McCollum v. TownsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  4. Stokes v. CottrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 2014
  5. Estate of Marilla R. Burpo v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2025

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