Legal Opinion
Marshall v. Crocker
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 22, 1980No. 79-40PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Baldwin County holding that there was no fraud in the sale of a house that had been damaged by fire. We affirm.
In 1977, through a real estate broker, the Marshalls bought a 15-year-old house from Rodney K. Crocker, as Guardian of Ray G. Crocker, a person of unsound mind. (There was neither contact nor negotiation between the Marshalls and Crocker.) The purchase price of the house was paid by a cash payment, a first mortgage and a second mortgage to Crocker payable in eight months.
About two weeks after the Marshalls moved into the house,…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jordan & Sons v. PickettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Corry v. Sylvia y CiaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Steele v. KinkleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1842
- Adams v. Bethany ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
3Cited by43 opinions
- Bank of Red Bay v. KingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Ray v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Hope v. BrannanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- First Alabama Bank Of Montgomery, N.A. v. First State Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- William S. Kaye, as Receiver for Barterline, Ltd. v. Pawnee Construction Company, Inc., Birmingham Trust National BankCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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