Jonekin v. Holland
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in Tatnall Superior Court. Decision on demurrer, by Judge Holt, October Term, 1849. Thomas Studstill died intestate in the year 1820. In 1846, William Holland obtained letters of administration on his estate, and as administrator, commenced an action of ejectment against Jesse Jonekin, for a tract of land lying in Tatnall County.
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In Equity, in Tatnall Superior Court. Decision on demurrer, by Judge Holt, October Term, 1849. Thomas Studstill died intestate in the year 1820. In 1846, William Holland obtained letters of administration on his estate, and as administrator, commenced an action of ejectment against Jesse Jonekin, for a tract of land lying in Tatnall County. Jesse Jonekin filed his bill in Equity, alleging these facts, and farther, that at the time of the death of Studstill, all of his heirs at law or distributees were of full age, and had been of full age and under no legal disability, for more than seven…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court. —
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
[1.] Thomas Studstill died in 1820, intestate. In 1846, William Holland took out administration upon the estate, and brought an action of ejectment against Jesse Jonekin, for a tract of land in Tatnall County. There was a recovery on the first trial, and an appeal entered, and pending the appeal this bill has been filed. The complainant, in addition to the foregoing facts, farther charges, that at the time of the death of Thomas Studstill, all of his children, and the representatives of children, were of full age, and that for more- than seven…
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