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ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS
OCTOBER TERM, 2012-2013

2110744

Jean Clemons v. J u s t i n e Howard Appeal from Choctaw C i r c u i t (CV-10-6) PITTMAN, J u d g e . Jean division Raymond Clemons action Mitchell appeals insofar from a judgment i n a sale-fordetermined that Court

as t h e j u d g m e n t deceased,

("Raymond"),

was t h e f a t h e r o f

J u s t i n e Howard ( " J u s t i n e " ) a n d t h a t J u s t i n e i s t h e owner o f an

2110744 undivided one-half Choctaw County instructions. Raymond deceased, property and h i s brother, Jessie Mitchell ("Jessie"), i n the died i n t e r e s t i n 102 acres o f r e a l p r o p e r t y i n reverse a n d remand w i t h

("the p r o p e r t y " ) . We

each

owned

an u n d i v i d e d died

one-half

interest

when Raymond

intestate

i n 1975.

Jessie

t e s t a t e i n 1989, a n d h i s w i l l was p r o b a t e d .

I n 2010, J u s t i n e

s u e d Clemons and o t h e r p e r s o n s who were p o t e n t i a l d e v i s e e s o f Jessie's undivided one-half alleged property that Raymond's i n t e r e s t i n the property. J u s t i n e one-half interest i n the upon h i s only

undivided

h a d p a s s e d t o h e r by i n t e s t a t e

succession

d e a t h i n 1975 b e c a u s e , J u s t i n e a l l e g e d , she was Raymond's child.
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J u s t i n e also a l l e g e d that the property

c o u l d n o t be

e q u i t a b l y p a r t i t i o n e d and sought a judgment o r d e r i n g a s a l e o f t h e p r o p e r t y and a d i v i s i o n o f t h e p r o c e e d s o f t h e s a l e among t h e owners o f t h e p r o p e r t y .
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Clemons a n d t h e o t h e r

defendants

When Raymond d i e d i n 1975, T i t l e 16,

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