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Instructions: Go to the URL given below. This is a case decided by the Alabama Supreme Court (8 Ala. 131) in 1845. Read through the brief opinion and answer Questions 1 thru 3. 

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Kirksey v. Kirksey Case (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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Question 1:  Because the lower court’s opinion in this case is not available, you have to fill in some blanks. What do you assume happened in this case before it reached the Alabama Supreme Court. Who brought the suit and why? 

 

Question 2:  Why did the majority rule that the promise in this case was not enforceable? 

 

Question 3:  Judge Ormond, in the dissent, concluded that the sister’s actions constituted sufficient “consideration” in this case. Why did he reach this conclusion? 

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