King v. Reid

ALMON, Justice.

This is the second appeal of this case. In King v. Reid, 428 So.2d 611 (Ala.1984), this Court held that if equity required that Mrs. King be relieved from her waiver of her homestead rights, “the homestead law would allow her an interest in the property notwithstanding the terms of the will.” Id., at 615. This Court reversed and remanded to enable the trial court to determine whether to grant equitable relief from the waiver. On remand, the trial court held that Mrs. King “relinquished and waived her right to dower and homestead ... by executing a valid written waiver…