Legal Opinion

Bray v. McGinty

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 23, 1894PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Complaint for land. Before Judge Gober. Warren superior court. October term, 1893.

1Opinion of the Court

Lumpkin, Justice.

W. A. Bray, J. M. Bray and Mrs. Tuck, the children ■of Richard L. Bray, deceased, brought an action against Myrtle McGinty and her guardian for the recovery of a tract of land. At the trial, it appeared that on the 15th day of February, 1847, Lucy Bray, in consideration of natural love and affection for Richard L. Bray, executed .and delivered to him a deed conveying to him, his heirs *193and assigns, a tract of land therein described and certain slaves, the premises concluding with these words: “Reserving the use myself during my life, and if the said Bray should die, to go to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. West v. RandleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
  2. Maxwell v. HoppieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Collinsville Granite Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  2. Mayor of Savannah v. BarnesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
  3. Simpson v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  4. Burnett v. SummerlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  5. Banks v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927

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