Lee v. Giles
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Felton. Bibb superior court. May 18, 1905. Thomas Lee and Sarah Sheffield sued Mrs. John Giles and Andrew Giles, the property which was the subject-matter of the suit being described in the petition as “One and one half acres of ■land lying in South Macon, on the new Houston road, in said county,'and bounded as follows: east by the new Houston road; south by lot recently owned by Thomas Bunklejr, now by Avery; west by lot of Mrs. John Giles;…
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Complaint for land. Before Judge Felton. Bibb superior court. May 18, 1905. Thomas Lee and Sarah Sheffield sued Mrs. John Giles and Andrew Giles, the property which was the subject-matter of the suit being described in the petition as “One and one half acres of ■land lying in South Macon, on the new Houston road, in said county,'and bounded as follows: east by the new Houston road; south by lot recently owned by Thomas Bunklejr, now by Avery; west by lot of Mrs. John Giles; north by a street running into the new Houston road, called.street.” Plaintiffs alleged that they and the defendants…
1Opinion of the CourtEvaNs, J.
(After stating the facts.) 1. The deed of trust from John A. Sloan to William Lee was made on January 7, 1863, and. was in all essential particulars identical, as to language and legal effect, with the trust deed which was construed by this court in Luquire v. Lee, 121 Ga. 624. The trust covered only the life-estate, and the trustee was not clothed with the title to the legal estate in remainder. As to this proposition counsel íot the respective parties entirely agree. The case hinges upon a determination of the question whether or not there was a valid execution of the power of sale…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Terry v. RodahanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Luquire v. LeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Dykes v. McVaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
- Georgia Railroad v. MayoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Trammell v. InmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
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