Parrott v. Dyer
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Candler. Gordon superior court. August term, 1897. On December 23, 1868, Hood executed a deed conveying certain land to'Narcis Dyer, to be held by her “ as trustee, in trust for the use and benefit jointly of herself . . and the children of Daniel R. Dyer deceased, formerly the husband of said Narcis,” and providing that “ said Narcis may sell any portion or all of said property and make a deed to the same without any petition or order in…
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Complaint for land. Before Judge Candler. Gordon superior court. August term, 1897. On December 23, 1868, Hood executed a deed conveying certain land to'Narcis Dyer, to be held by her “ as trustee, in trust for the use and benefit jointly of herself . . and the children of Daniel R. Dyer deceased, formerly the husband of said Narcis,” and providing that “ said Narcis may sell any portion or all of said property and make a deed to the same without any petition or order in chancery, the proceeds of such sale or sales to be reinvested in other property, to be held subject to this trust.” The…
1Opinion of the CourtLittle, J.
1. The first assignment of error' is, that the court erred in holding that the trust in the deed from Hood to Narcis Dyer became an executed trust on the arrival of the children at the age of twenty-one years, and title to the land was then vested in her and her children as tenants in common, free from the power of sale given, and that neither Boaz, nor those claiming under him, acquired title to the interest in the land which the defendant in error, by virtue of the deed from Hood to Narcis Dyer, trustee, held in his own right after attaining his majority. We think that the ruling of the…
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