Ex Parte Helms

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• indicating that testamentary capacity means that a testator can recall what property he or she is devising, understands how he or she desires to dispose of the property, and is aware of the identity of his or her desired devisees

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

58 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Hollis v. City of Brighton
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2006-07-28· cited 91×
• State Department of Human Resources v. R.E.C.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2004-08-27· cited 75×
• Hunt Petroleum Corp. v. State
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2004-04-30· cited 45×
• Hollis v. City of Brighton
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2004-01-09· cited 42×
• Jones Food Co., Inc. v. Shipman
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2007-09-21· cited 39×
• Edwards v. Allied Home Mortg. Capital Corp.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2007-01-12· cited 37×
• Alfa Life Ins. Corp. v. Jackson
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2005-01-07· cited 31×
• C.L.C. v. D.W.R.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2004-06-25· cited 24×
• Ex Parte Dunn
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2007-01-05· cited 21×
• Blackwood v. City of Hanceville
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2006-02-03· cited 21×
• Ex Parte McCord-Baugh
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2004-04-02· cited 20×
• Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Pabon
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2004-10-22· cited 16×
• Ross v. Rosen-Rager
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2010-11-24· cited 15×
• Springhill Hospitals, Inc. v. Larrimore
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2008-09-19· cited 10×
• Ware v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., 1100822 (Ala. 6-17-2011)
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2011-06-17· cited 9×
• Toler v. Murray
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2004-01-30· cited 8×
• Furrow v. Helton
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2008-10-24· cited 6×
• G. UB. MK. Constructors v. Garner
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2010-01-08· cited 6×
• Ala. River Grp., Inc. v. Conecuh Timber, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2017-09-29· cited 6×
• Ex parte S.L.M. and R.S.M.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2014-09-19· cited 5×

Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of Florida
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1989-06-23· cited 2,411×
• Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. v. Crawford
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1997-01-10· cited 206×
• Aspinwall v. Gowens
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1981-05-01· cited 137×
• Ex Parte Toyota Motor Corp.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1996-09-06· cited 77×
• Willis v. Parker
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2001-09-07· cited 71×
• Southern Energy Homes, Inc. v. Washington
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2000-02-04· cited 51×
• Driver v. National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1995-03-03· cited 44×
• First Financial Ins. Co. v. Tillery
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1993-06-25· cited 39×
• American Furniture Galleries v. McWane, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1985-10-04· cited 39×
• Harkins & Co. v. Lewis
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1988-09-30· cited 26×
• Fletcher v. DeLoach
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1978-06-30· cited 26×
• Allen v. Sconyers
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1995-09-22· cited 25×
• Smith v. Vice
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1994-04-29· cited 23×
• Jim Walter Homes, Inc. v. Kendrick
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2001-07-13· cited 23×
• Banks v. Harbin
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1986-12-05· cited 19×
• McKerley v. ETOWAH-DeKALB MENTAL HEALTH
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1996-04-19· cited 17×
• Bolan v. Bolan
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1993-01-08· cited 15×
• Ex Parte Baker
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1997-11-21· cited 10×
• Oliver v. HAYES INTERN. CORP.
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1984-07-11· cited 10×
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Manning
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2000-05-26· cited 8×