Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 16, 2010No. 1081447PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Justice.
Aletha Brown Thomas (“the wife”) sued her brother-in-law Brian Thomas (“the brother”) in the Montgomery Circuit Court seeking to recover the proceeds of a term life-insurance policy owned by John T. Thomas, Aletha’s husband (“the husband”). After a bench trial, the trial court entered a judgment in favor of the brother. The wife appealed, and the Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court. Thomas v. Thomas, 54 So.3d 346 (Ala.Civ.App.2009).1 We granted the wife’s petition for certiorari review.
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