Oglesby v. Oglesby
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in Elbert Superior Court. Decision on demurrer by Judge Thomas, at March Term, 1860. This was a bill in equity filed by Thomas Oglesby against Adkins Oglesby and Claiborne Webb, executors of the last will and testament of William Oglesby, deceased, seeking the value of a negro bequeathed to complainant by the 11th item of said will, which was as follows: “ I give to my son, Thomas Oglesby, a negro boy named Clark, at five hundred and fifty dollars; Henry, a boy,…
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In Equity, in Elbert Superior Court. Decision on demurrer by Judge Thomas, at March Term, 1860. This was a bill in equity filed by Thomas Oglesby against Adkins Oglesby and Claiborne Webb, executors of the last will and testament of William Oglesby, deceased, seeking the value of a negro bequeathed to complainant by the 11th item of said will, which was as follows: “ I give to my son, Thomas Oglesby, a negro boy named Clark, at five hundred and fifty dollars; Henry, a boy, at two hundred and fifty dollars, also two hundred acres of land, more or less, lying above, and adjoining the Dorner…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
Lyon, J.,
delivering the opinion.
To understand this case as we have decided it, it is/necessary that I should state more of the will than is staled by the Reporter. The 4th item gives to his son Adkins, lands, two male slaves, and perishable property estimated at $3,000 00, all of which had been received by the legatee.
The 5th gives to his five grand-children Elizabeth, a negro woman, and some other property, all estimated at $552 00, which had been received by the parents of these children, Henry and Elizabeth David, during their lifetime, and then to Adkins in trust for them;…
2Cited by1 opinion
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