Thompson v. Ray
Supreme Court of Georgia
Ejectment. 'Before Judge Harris. Campbell superior court. Eebruary term, 1892. On May 23,1889, the administrator of Matthew Reid brought ejectment for a house and lot m Eairburn known as the McKown place. Mrs. Thompson filed an equitable plea, the nature of which will appear from the following report of the evidence.
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Ejectment. 'Before Judge Harris. Campbell superior court. Eebruary term, 1892. On May 23,1889, the administrator of Matthew Reid brought ejectment for a house and lot m Eairburn known as the McKown place. Mrs. Thompson filed an equitable plea, the nature of which will appear from the following report of the evidence. It appeared that Reid had owned the premises from March 22, 1884. Vickery testified that Reid remained in possession from that date until his death, by himself and through tenants. He died in 1888. Witness was then- acting as his agent, had charge of this house and lot, had one…
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
1. The facts appear in the reporter’s statement. It *289will be observed that the evidence fails to show that Mrs. Thompson was entitled to. the land in dispute under a contract of purchase with the deceased, Mr. Reid. At best, her claim of title rests solely upon a parol gift, accompanied by possession, based upon, a consideration which was meritorious and, perhaps, to some extent valuable. It is well settled law that this, of itself, would not be sufficient to pass title into Mrs. Thompson. It was insisted, however, that under the provisions of section 3189 of the code, she was…
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