Gowens v. Goss

This is an action to quiet title to real property located in Cherokee County, Alabama. The question presented is whether the surviving spouse of a decedent who died while domiciled in a state other than Alabama can utilize provisions of the Alabama Probate Code to claim a homestead allowance in real property located in Alabama.

Beatrice and Clyde Goss were married in 1955. During part of their marriage the Gosses lived on the property that is the subject of this dispute. That property was conveyed to Clyde by Shelby and Inez Mann, Beatrice's parents, on October 8, 1966. Beatrice was not named…