Legal Opinion

Sams v. Sams

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 22, 1942No. 6 Div. 836PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARDNER, Chief Justice.

Appellant is executor of the estate of his father, Samuel Sams, who died in February, 1940, leaving an estate consisting of a one-half undivided interest in a house and lot on Avenue F in Ensley, which constituted the homestead, and personal property of some few thousand dollars. Decedent married appellee, Martha Sams, in December, 1936, his first wife having died in 1934, and the children, including this executor, interested in the estate are those of this first marriage.

The administration was removed from the probate into the equity court. Exceptions were filed to the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Wilkerson v. WilkersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
  2. Martin v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  3. Tillery v. TillerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  4. Crimm v. CrimmSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  5. Anthony v. AnthonySupreme Court of Alabama · 1930

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Simonetti, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. GallionSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
  2. Boyd v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
  3. Bishop v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
  4. Mordecai v. ScottSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  5. Wilson v. CalvinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952

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