Legal Opinion

Knowles v. Canant

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 22, 1951No. 6 Div. 925PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

The original bill in this cause was filed by Clyde S. Knowles, as guardian for Laura Jean Knowles, a minor, against Mary M. Canant. In essence it was a bill to sell lands for a division of the proceeds of sale among alleged joint owners. The bill alleges that Laura Jean Knowles and Mary M. Canant each own an undivided one-half interest in the following described lands: “Lot 9 in Block 55 according to the survey of Birmingham-Ensley as recorded in Map Book 1, page 245, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson Count}', Alabama, situated in the City of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  2. Moore v. CrawfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  3. Manning v. PippenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  4. Van Antwerp v. Van AntwerpSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
  5. Edmondson v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Dear v. PeekSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  2. Radenhausen v. DossSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  3. Henslee v. MerrittSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
  4. First National Bank of Mobile v. PopeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
  5. Cherpes v. CherpesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966

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