Lamar v. Lamar

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

Steve Lamar died intestate in 1969. At his death, he owned a parcel of real estate that was encumbered by a mortgage to Baldwin County Bank. His wife, Cornelia, and several brothers and sisters survived him. There were no children born to Steve and Cornelia during their marriage, and both of Steve’s parents were deceased at the time of his death.

In 1981, the Housing Authority of the City of Bay Minette, seeking to acquire land upon which to build a housing project, began condemnation proceedings against six parcels of land, one of which was the parcel that Steve Lamar…