Gallups v. Kent

Amy Marie Kent brought this action for partition of a tract of land in Shelby County. The trial court entered a partial summary judgment in her favor on the threshold issue whether Kent had an ownership interest in the tract, and it certified the judgment as final, pursuant to Rule 54(b), Ala. R. Civ. P. Randy Kenneth Gallups appeals; we affirm.

The tract that is the subject of this dispute was once owned by R.T. White and S.J. White, a married couple. On October 18, 1929, the Whites executed a deed conveying the tract from "R.T. White and wife" to "G[eorge] M. Gallups and wife [Retha…