Smith v. Chism

LAWSON, Justice.

Sallie W. Davis died in Birmingham on or about December 17, 1953, leaving a will wherein she left all of her property, with the exception of a piece of furniture, to her adopted son, Jerre Lawrence Davis, a minor.

In the said will Sallie W. Davis expressed the desire that Curtis Smith be appointed executor without bond and that he also be appointed guardian of Jerre Lawrence Davis during his minority.

On December 28, 1953, a verified petition was filed in the probate court of Jefferson County signed by Willie Hendison Chism, bearing the caption: “Petition of: Willie Hendison…