McArthur v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Bell. Eulton superior court. October 27, 1911. The substance of the allegations of the petition of W. P. McArthur against Mrs. Mattie Jordan and others is as follows: In February, 1891, James T. Jordan of Fulton county died intestate, seized and possessed of a described tract of land containing 76 acres, more or less, situated in said county.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Bell. Eulton superior court. October 27, 1911. The substance of the allegations of the petition of W. P. McArthur against Mrs. Mattie Jordan and others is as follows: In February, 1891, James T. Jordan of Fulton county died intestate, seized and possessed of a described tract of land containing 76 acres, more or less, situated in said county. He left, as his heirs at law, his widow, Mrs. Mattie Jordan, and seven children whose names are set forth, and they are made parties defendant in the action, except Tallulah Jordan, whom the plaintiff married in June,…
1Opinion of the Court
Fish, 0. J.
(After stating the facts.) The petition in this case shows that an application for administration upon the estate of James T. Jordan, who died intestate, had been made by his son, E. F. Jordan, and that the plaintiff, who alleges that he is entitled to a. distributive share of the-intestate’s estate, had filed a caveat to the application. It appears further from the petition that the intestate died seized and possessed of a described tract of land containing 76 acres, more or less, but there is nothing in the petition to indicate that there is no property, save this land, which…
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