Legal Opinion
Gillian v. Gillian
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 17, 1976PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The issue on this appeal is whether an affidavit filed by a nonresident wife is such a "proceeding or suit for dower" under Tit. 34, § 63, so as to constitute a timely claim for dower in lands of the deceased nonresident husband. We answer in the negative and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Appellant-wife and her husband, Townzell Gillian, resided in Utah, where he died February 8, 1960. Since neither lived on the land, located in Chilton County, Alabama, quarantine is not an issue.
On August 19, 1960, the appellant-wife filed in the "Probate Office" of Chilton County the following…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Mary Isabel Hiles, Individually and as Under the Will of Morgan Hiles, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Wootten v. VaughnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Byars v. MixonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- Angelyn G. Taylor, as Administratrix of the Estate of R. P. Taylor, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Johnson v. DuncanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
3Cited by6 opinions
- Land v. BowyerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Prine v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Marino v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Wilder v. MixonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Prine v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
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