Legal Opinion

Wynn, Sims & Co. v. Ficklen

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 15, 1875PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Laws. Presumptions. Construction of statutes. Husband and wife. Homestead. Debtor and creditor. Deeds. Before Judge Pottle. Wilkes Superior Court. May Adjourned Term, 1875. Reported in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Bleckley, Judge.

In January, 1875, a wife applied for homestead in certain lands, as the property of her husband. Creditors of the husband entered a caveat, on the ground that' neither she nor her husband had any title, but that the title was in them. The evidence made a case of indebtedness of the husband to these *530creditors bv promissory notes amounting to $3,000 00, dated in January, 1874, and due ten years after date, interest payable annually, with an absolute deed, of the same date, from him to them, expressing on its face a consideration of $3,000 00 paid, conveying the premises forever;…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Chambers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  2. Dykes v. McVaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
  3. Godfrey v. ThorntonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1879
  4. Haines v. FortSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  5. Christopher v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877

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