Wood v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Brand. Jackson superior court. July 9, 1915. The children of Posey Wilson brought an action against J. N. Wood, to recover a described tract of land, and to cancel certain deeds as a cloud upon their title. Before the last trial, which is the one under review, Wood departed this life, and the case proceeded against his administrator.
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Complaint for land. Before Judge Brand. Jackson superior court. July 9, 1915. The children of Posey Wilson brought an action against J. N. Wood, to recover a described tract of land, and to cancel certain deeds as a cloud upon their title. Before the last trial, which is the one under review, Wood departed this life, and the case proceeded against his administrator. It was alleged in the petition that the plaintiffs were the only heirs at law of Posey Wilson, and that there was no administration upon his estate. Posey Wilson died sometime previous to May 1, 1867, seized and possessed in his…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. The record of the dower proceedings was incomplete. All that appeared was the application for dower, notice to the plaintiffs as heirs at law, the appointment of a guardian ad litem for them, acceptance of the appointment by the guardian ad litem, and an acknowledgment of service of the petition. The plaintiffs undertook to supply the incompleteness of the record by parol testimony that the land described in the amendment was admeasured as dower by the commissioners, who made a report; and by introducing the docket of the judge, containing an entry to…
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