Dougherty v. Hovater

FAULKNER, Justice.

This case is before us for a second time. Our previous opinion is reported as Dougherty v. Hovater, 425 So.2d 1082 (Ala.1983). In that opinion we remanded the action to the trial court to determine whether certain stock owned by Earl Dougherty and his late wife was survivorship property. The circuit court ruled that it was not. It ordered that the stock be divided between Dougherty and Doris Hovater, his late wife’s daughter by a previous marriage. Dougherty appeals.

The Doughertys acquired the stock from his late aunt. She bequeathed the stock “to my nephew, Earl J.…