Executors of Adams v. Jones
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equity. Trust. Wife as witness. Before Judge Cole. Macon Superior Court. September Term, 1867. On tbe 16th of June, 1860, Eelix A. Johnston, administrator of Eliab Jones, deceased, late of the county of Dooly, in said State, by his bill made the following averments : Said intestate was, in his life-time, possessed of considerable estate, both real and personal, consisting of certain lands, negroes, stock, growing crops, furniture and farming utensils, of the value of…
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Equity. Trust. Wife as witness. Before Judge Cole. Macon Superior Court. September Term, 1867. On tbe 16th of June, 1860, Eelix A. Johnston, administrator of Eliab Jones, deceased, late of the county of Dooly, in said State, by his bill made the following averments : Said intestate was, in his life-time, possessed of considerable estate, both real and personal, consisting of certain lands, negroes, stock, growing crops, furniture and farming utensils, of the value of twenty-five thousand dollars, as will more fully appear by copy-deeds and bill of particulars attached, in his own right and…
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
This was a bill filed b3r the administrator of Jones against Adams, alleging that in July, 1849, Jones had committed an offence against the laws-of the State, which would have subjected him to punishment in the penitentiary, and. being anxious to leave the State, went to the house of Adams, and while there, Adams taking advantage of his situation, fraudulently obtained from Jones an absolute title to all of his propert)', including land and personal property, promising Jones that he would pay off his debts, and after retaining the sum of $1,050 00 advanced to Jones, to enable him to get out…
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