Legal Opinion
Englund v. First Nat. Bank of Birmingham
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 11, 1980No. 78-444, 78-484PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
These are appeals from a declaratory judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County interpreting a trust provision under the will of Morris W. Bush, and awarding the guardian ad litem a fee of $50,000. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand to the trial court.
On December 12, 1929, Morris W. Bush executed his last will and testament, and appointed the American Trader National Bank of Birmingham (now The First National Bank of Birmingham) as executor and trustee. Under the terms of the will, Miss A.L. Williams, Bush's aunt received the net income for her life from one-fourth…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commercial Standard Insurance v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1961
- First Nat. Bank of Tuskaloosma v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- American Security & Trust Co. v. FrostCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. O'KEEFFECourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1941
- Sherman v. ShermanOhio Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Clement v. Merchants Nat. Bank of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Historic Blakeley Foundation, Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2010
- C.V. v. J.M.J.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1999
- Turner v. TurnerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2016
- Englund v. First Nat. Bank of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
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