Legal Opinion

Spencer v. Spencer

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 22, 1950No. 6 Div. 11PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Justice.

The question on this appeal is whether a decree of the circuit court in equity overruling a demurrer to a bill of complaint is erroneous and should be reversed.

The bill has some of the elements of one of review, and some of one in the nature of a bill of review. The demurrer is addressed to the bill as a whole. Therefore, if any aspect of it is free from the grounds assigned, the demurrer was overruled without error.

The proceeding under attack was one for divorce, in which a decree was rendered granting the divorce at the suit of appellant. The instant suit was filed by…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Evans v. WilhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  2. Bolden v. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1925
  3. Keenum v. DodsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  4. McCall v. McCurdySupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  5. Hooke v. HookeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Levine v. LevineSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
  2. Meares v. MearesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  3. Darby v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  4. Ex Parte DozierSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  5. Vaughan v. VaughanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952

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