Dukes v. Pearson

Carolyn Dukes, Marshall Dukes, Ricky Dukes, Lavon Dukes, Carrie Tate, Linda Simmons, and Barbara Simon, all of them being heirs of Elisha Dukes (referred to collectively as "the heirs"), filed a declaratory-judgment action against their aunt, Rosa Lee Pearson, seeking a judgment declaring the rights of the parties respecting 120 acres of land owned by Pearson. After conducting a bench trial, the court entered a judgment in favor of Pearson. The heirs appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court, which transferred the appeal to this court, pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, §12-2-7(6).

Pearson and Elisha…