Legal Opinion

Wells v. Wells

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 7, 1979No. Civ. 1948PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from the denial of the former husband's amended petition to modify a divorce decree. The husband's amendment incorporated a motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Rule 60, ARCP.

The former wife died during the pending of the husband's petition to modify. The husband, by appropriate petition, requested a substitution of parties.

After a hearing on the merits of the husband's petition, the learned trial judge denied all the relief requested by the husband. Additionally, the trial court, in its final decree, specifically stated that it would make no ruling on the husband's…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Norton v. LiddellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
  2. Theresa Galjour Cheramie, an Individual v. Earl J. Orgeron, the South Louisiana Marsh Equipment Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  3. Vaughan v. VaughanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  4. State ex rel. King v. PearceAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  5. Osbourn v. Lo BueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Sutton v. HirvonenWashington Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Campbell v. CampbellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
  3. Price v. Southern Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  4. Hanlon v. MooneyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  5. Saunders v. IngramCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2017

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