Westmoreland v. Westmoreland

Lumpkin, Justice.

1. On the 28th day of October, 1839, Robert Westmoreland executed and delivered to his son, Reaves-Westmoreland, a paper of which the following is a copy:

“Georgia, Habersham County.

“ This instrument of writing is written for the purpose of showing the condition of a certain piece of land that Igivemy son, Joseph Westmoreland, conditionally, and the condition is, that he may have all privilege of cultivation himself, and all he makes may be subject to his debts or demands of other persons, and when I my*234self am dead, the land shall be his; further, I do not allow any other…