Simpson v. Simpson’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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1. ““In the Probate Court of Washington County, Alabama October 18, 1948 “In the Matter of Henry Simpson, deceased. “To the Honorable John G. Kimbrough, Judge of the Probate Court for Washington County, Alabama. “Your petitioner, Sallie Simpson, a resident of Washington County, Alabama, respectfully shows unto your Honor as follows: “1. That she is the widow of Henry Simpson, who died on to wit the 10 day of December, 1941 in' Washington County, Alabama; that more than sixty days has lapsed since his death; that no administration upon his estate has been granted. “2. That the heirs and next of kin of said decedent, so far as known to your petitioner,-are as follows: “A son, J. B. Simpson, who is about twenty one years of age and whose address is 2256-E-74 Street, Cleveland, Ohio. Levi Simpson, General Delivery, Plateau, Alabama, a son who is above twenty one years of age. Zatic Simpson, a son, who is above twenty one years of age and whose address is General Delivery, Plateau, Alabama. Jerome Simpson, a son, who is above twenty one years of age and whose address is Vinegar Bend, Alabama. Willie Leroy Simpson, a son, who is above twenty one years of age and who resides at 707 North California Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. “3. That the only real property the said decedent owned at the time of his death was the homestead upon which he and petitioner resided at the time of decedent’s death (and a lot in Indianapolis, Indiana), the said homestead being described as follows: - “East H”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Forbes v. Summers

2. ““Probate Record Book 23 Page 145 “The State of Alabama County of Calhoun Petition of Maggie Weir Homestead Exemption In the Probate Court of Said County “To the Honorable S. E. Boozer, Judge of said Court: “Comes Maggie Weir and respectfully shows to the Court as follows: “1. That she is a resident of said County and State, and over the age of twenty-one years; that she is the surviving widow of the hereinafter named decedent, and as such filed this petition to assert her homestead rights in the following described property. “2. That on to wit: the 24th day of May, 1946, Ben W. Weir died in said County and State, seized and possessed of the following described property situated in said Calhoun County, in the State of Alabama, to-wit: “Lots 19 and 20 in Block 224— “Lot 19 of Buxton’s addition as in plot thereof recorded in the office of the Judge of Probate for Calhoun County, Alabama. Said lot being thirty-five feet front on Alboin Street and running back equal width to an alley. “Lot 20 in Block 224 — running thirty-five, more or less, on the west side of Alboin and running back 110 feet on the south line and 95 ft., more or less, on the north line as designed on the map of Anniston City Land Co., of Anniston, Alabama. “Both of said lots constituting the homestead of said Ben W. Weir at the time of his death. “The said property is all of the real estate owned by decedent at the time of his death in Alabama or elsewhere. Said property is of the value of less than $2,000.00 an”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Forbes v. Summers

3. ““The decree does not judicially ascertain and adjudge that the lands, the sub ject-'matter 'of the proceedings, are all the lands owned by said decedent at the time of his death and is, therefore, inefficacious to vest the title in the widow as against the adult heirs. Code of 1940, Title 7, § 663. The erroneous omission last pointed out' might be corrected here or by remandment to the probate court for such purpose, but for the failure of the application to state the essential jurisdictional facts, which renders the entire proceeding void. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Nathanson v. Key