Legal Opinion

Adams v. Griffin

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 9, 1950No. 4 Div. 570PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAWSON, Justice.

This is a bill by the administrator and heirs at law of H. P. Griffin, deceased, to establish a resulting trust in favor of the estate of the said H. P. Griffin in real property situate in Pike County. At the hearing on pleadings and evidence, a decree was entered for complainants. The respondents appeal.

It was undisputed that appellees’ intestate, H. P. Griffin, furnished to the appellants, Lloyd Adams and wife, Estelle Adams, the sum of $1,500 for the purpose ■of purchasing approximately fifty acres of land from Frank Wilson. It is also undisputed that appellants used the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Lehman v. LewisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
  2. Haney v. LeggSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
  3. Tilford v. Torrey & LockwoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  4. Lauderdale v. Peace Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
  5. Montgomery v. McNuttSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Redwine v. JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
  2. Lamar v. LamarSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
  3. Ryan v. RyanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
  4. Sykes v. SykesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  5. Henslee v. MerrittSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955

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