Legal Opinion
Fitts v. Stokes
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 28, 2002No. 1010945 and 1010946PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Betty Stokes filed an action seeking to eject Wanda Fitts from the former marital residence of Betty Stokes and Stokes's ex-husband Richard Fitts. The trial court ordered Stokes to execute a quitclaim deed transferring Stokes's interest in the property to Fitts's estate; it ordered Fitts's estate to pay Stokes one-half of the equity in the property. Both Fitts and Stokes appealed.
Facts
The facts are undisputed. On August 18, 1997, the real estate at issue in this action was deeded to Richard Fitts and his then wife, Betty Stokes, then Betty Gail Fitts, as joint tenants with right of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Summerlin v. BowdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Mann v. BradleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
- Brooks v. Resolution Trust Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Porter v. PorterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Ex Parte KirkleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
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3Cited by6 opinions
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