Legal Opinion

Norris v. Dunn

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 13, 1883PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Year’s support. Color of Title. Prescription. Judgment. Before E. Womack, Esq., Judgepmhae vice. Pike Superior Court. October Term, 1882. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Justice.

Dunn died, leaving a widow and five minor children; two of these children werp by a former marriage, and had been consigned by the father, in his lifetime, to the care and protection of their maternal grandfather. It is alleged that they belonged to the grandfather’s family at the death of the father, that he had provided out of his slender means for their support in that family, and had given up all parental authority and control over them, and conse-. quentty that they were not a portion of his family at the time of his death.

His estate, at his death, was not worth $500. His…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Doe ex dem. Horne v. RoeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Street v. CollierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Bowman v. OwensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  3. Hardin v. CouncilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  4. Sweat v. ArlineSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  5. Gurr v. GurrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944

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