Legal Opinion

Galin v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 21, 1984No. 83-553PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lena Galin died testate on January 8, 1978. Her will was admitted to probate, and letters testamentary were granted her executrix, Katherine Johnson, on May 6, 1982, by the Probate Court of Cullman County, Alabama.

The beneficiaries under the will are her surviving children and the three children of one of her sons. Under the specific provisions of her will, Lena Galin granted her executrix broad discretionary powers to administer her estate. The will specifically provides:

"None of the parties named as executrix or executors herein shall be required to make bond as such and none of them shall…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Dempsey v. DenmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  3. Riley v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
  4. Wallace's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  5. Bank of Wetumpka v. WalkleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1910

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Born v. ClarkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
  2. Smith v. Ann MuchiaSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  3. Barnett v. Estate of AndersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2007
  4. Tate v. KennedySupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  5. Jones v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003

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