Stiles v. Cummings
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint; for land. Before Judge Hammond. Richmond superior court. October 27, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
In 1876 Alexander Cummings Jr. executed a deed to land, “in trust, nevertheless, and to and.for the sole use, benefit, and behoof of the said Nellie Ann, my wife as aforesaid, during her natural life, and my four children, to wit, Lawrence aged 10 years, Albert 7 years, Talbot aged 4 years, and Homer H. aged two years, and any future children I may have by my said wife,” It was further provided that in the event of the death of the *636grantor and remarriage of his wife, the property was “ to become 'the sole property of my children then in life or their survivors, to be divided amongst them,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Frost v. CourtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
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