Legal Opinion
Chambers v. Hunton
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 15, 1931No. 6 Div. 796PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The bill was filed by the appellee seeking a sale for division of certain lands situated in Tuscaloosa county, alleged to be jointly owned by the complainant and defendant, and to enforce contribution for valuable improvements made on the property by the complainant.
The defendant denied the alleged joint ownership and the complainant’s right to contribution.
The complainant claims title as a tenant in common with the defendant by purchase from Murk Findley, who conveyed to him by quitclaim deed on June 28, 1924. George Chambers and others, on October 4, 1910, owned as tenants in common the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Porter v. HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Lamar v. Lincoln Reserve Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- Patterson v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- King v. PaulkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. GardnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Staples v. PearsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
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- Johnson v. HendricksonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1946
- Leinweber v. LeinweberWashington Supreme Court · 1963
- Smith v. PersonsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
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