Legal Opinion

Armstrong Junior College Commission v. Livesey

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 15, 1940No. 13124, 13125PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gbioe, Justice.

(After the foregoing statement of facts.)

The words “life-estate,” “estate” during spinsterhood, and ■•“remainder” are nowhere used in the will, but their absence does not affect the character of the estates created, if estates for life or spin sterhood and an estate in remainder result from the language used. While the giving clause refers only to “income,” this is sufficient to carry an estate in the realty itself. Code, § 113-805. The first estates carved out of the property were limited estates to the daughters, or the second daughter after the marriage or death of the…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Crawley v. KendrickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  2. Oliver v. PowellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  3. White v. RowlandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
  4. Wilder v. HollandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  5. Glore v. ScrogginsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Guess v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  2. Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  3. Trust Co. Bank v. HeywardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  4. Roberts v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  5. Buchanan v. NicholsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941

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