Legal Opinion
Lavett v. Lavett
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 2, 1982No. 80-672, 80-672APublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Ellie Mae Lavett Carr filed a complaint against her son, Claude Lavett, to cancel a deed and recover a ten acre tract of land located in Fultondale, Alabama. Mrs. Carr died a few months later. The executor of her estate, William A. Lavett, was substituted as plaintiff in the action. Claude Lavett filed suit against the heirs and devisees of Mrs. Carr to quiet title to the ten acre tract of land. The two actions were consolidated for trial.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bank of Southeast v. KoslinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Stephens v. Central of Georgia R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Jones v. BootheSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- Redmond v. SelfSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
- Tittle v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
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3Cited by27 opinions
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