Kimball v. Cunningham Hdw. Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Mobile Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas H. Smith. Bill by the Cunningham Hardware Company and others against Mary E. Kimball and others. From decree for complainants, respondents appeal.
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Appeal from Mobile Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas H. Smith. Bill by the Cunningham Hardware Company and others against Mary E. Kimball and others. From decree for complainants, respondents appeal. By the bill, complainants, creditors of the estate of Lee E. Kimball, deceased (parties respondent being Mary E. Kimball, widow of said deceased, and L. R. Kimball, administrator of said estate), seek to subject the proceeds of certain insurance policies on the life of said Lee E. Kimball. The bill alleges that Lee E. Kimball died intestate on August 12, 1912; that his estate was…
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
The original bill in this cause has recently been under review by this court. — Kimball v. Cunningham Hardware Co., 192 Ala. 223, 68 South. 309. The majority opinion, written by Mr. Justice Mayfield, reviews the cases of Tompkins v. Levy, 87 Ala. 263, 6 South 346, 13 Am. St. Rep. 31, and Fearn v. Ward, 80 Ala. 555, 2 South. 114, and also section 4502 of the Code of 1907, quoted in the opinion, which also contains •extracts from some of our cases discussing the objects and poli"cies of said section and its progenitors.
The amended bill, after averring in substance what was alleged in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Rosenau v. PowellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Fearn v. WardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1886
- Tygh v. DolanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
- Shackelford v. BankheadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Hunley v. HunleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1848
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