Legal Opinion
McCormick v. McCormick
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 9, 1930No. 5 Div. 40PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBouldin, J.
Bill in equity for sale of lands for division among tenants in common.
The respondents deny the title of complainants and set up title in themselves.
All parties claim through James McCormick, the unquestioned owner of the lands at the time of his death in 1897.
Complainants are his heirs at law or their privies in estate.
Respondent E. W. McCormick, one of the sons of decedent, claims exclusive ownership in himself by virtue of a deed from his mother, Eliza McCormick, the widow of decedent. Other respondents claim under him.
The lands consist of one hundred sixty acres, the homestead of decedent,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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