Bell v. Bell
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Probate Court. Heard before Hon. J. P. Stiles. Contest between Cornelia Bell and another, against Mary Bell, and others, over the proper disposition of an estate. Judgment for plaintiffs and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
This is the second appeal in this case. See Bell v. Bell, 183 Ala. 645, 62 South. 833, where a discussion of the evidence as it then appeared may be found in the dissenting opinion of de Graffenried, J.
*466(1, 2) There is no reason to doubt that appellee George Bell is the natural son of Jim Bell, deceased, by the other appellee, Cornelia Bell, as now for the purpose of this case she calls herself; nor is there any need to deny that Jim, in a general way, recognized and treated George as his son. But in view of well-known conditions obtaining among negroes in the Southern States before and for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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