SANDERS v. THIGPEN

6 Div. 62.

168 So.2d 228 (1964)

Jesse SANDERS et al. v. Sylvester THIGPEN et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Huey, Stone & Patton and McEniry, McEniry & McEniry, Bessemer, for appellants.

Ross, Ross & Ross, Bessemer, for appellees.


HARWOOD, Justice.

Margaret Sanders, an inhabitant of Jefferson County, Alabama, died on 25 May 1962. Her entire estate, real and personal, did not exceed $6,000 in value, and the real property did not exceed 160 acres in area. Margaret Sanders was survived by seven adult children and three minor children.

The sole question presented on this review is whether the homestead of the decedent mother, being the only real estate owned by her, vests in all of her...

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