Matkin v. Smith

JONES, Justice.

William J. Matkin, Jr., and Verda Ileen Matkin appeal from an order of the Morgan County Circuit Court denying their claim against the estate of James R. Smith for $25,800. The Matkins’ claim is based on a previous judgment of the circuit court holding Smith in contempt of a permanent injunction issued in favor of the Matkins.

Prior to his death, Smith owned and operated a chicken farm in Lacy Springs. The Matkins alleged in two separate civil actions filed in 1982 and 1983 (a third civil action was filed in 1985 by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management) that Smith…