Legal Opinion

Darrow v. Darrow

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 7, 1918No. 7 Div. 883PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from Probate Court, Etowah County; D. L. Herzberg, Judge. Suit by Willie Darrow against Dena L. Darrow. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtANDEfRSON, C. J.

This cause involves a contest between the appellee and appellant as to which one was the lawful widow of E. J. Darrow, deceased. In other words, as stated in brief of counsel for the appellee:

“The issue in this case has narrowed down to the proposition that appellee must prove by the evidence reasonably that it was the deceased, E. J. Darrow, of Coats Bend, Etowah county, Ala., who was with appellee in Dalton, Ga., on March 20,1901, and was then and there married to appellee, and that they have never been divorced, before appellee would be entitled to a decree sustaining her objections and…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hulett v. CareySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
  2. Black v. PateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
  3. Tucker v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
  4. Kumpe v. CoonsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
  5. Snider v. BurksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Lewis v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  2. Walker v. MatthewsMississippi Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Brooks v. EverettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
  4. Rogers v. McLeskeySupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  5. Alexander v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926

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