PARRIS v. BALLANTINE

1180908.

330 So.3d 444 (2020)

James L. PARRIS, G.D. Varn III, James V. Searse, Jr., and Samuel S. Parris v. Phyllis H. BALLANTINE, Scott Preston Harrison, and Renee DuPont Harrison.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 25, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. Phillip Luke of Mudd, Bolvig, Luke & Wells, LLC, Birmingham; and Mark E. Hoffman , Birmingham, for appellants.

C. Fred Daniels and Steven A. Benefield of Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal, LLP, Birmingham, for appellees.


This appeal involves the question whether, under the terms of a particular trust instrument, a person adopted as an adult is considered a lineal descendant of a beneficiary of the trust and, thus, a beneficiary. James L. Parris, G.D. Varn III, James V. Searse, Jr., and Samuel S. Parris appeal from a partial summary judgment in...

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