Sheridan v. Sheridan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge J. B. Jones. Hall superior court. July 9, 1921. L. D. Sheridan filed his petition for cancellation of certain deeds against his wife, Anna C. Sheridan, and made this case: He and the defendant intermarried on June 11, 1916, and lived together until February, 1920. At the time of his marriage he was about 72 years of age, and was weak and feeble in mind and body.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge J. B. Jones. Hall superior court. July 9, 1921. L. D. Sheridan filed his petition for cancellation of certain deeds against his wife, Anna C. Sheridan, and made this case: He and the defendant intermarried on June 11, 1916, and lived together until February, 1920. At the time of his marriage he was about 72 years of age, and was weak and feeble in mind and body. At the time of his marriage the defendant was 38 years of age, robust in body and mind, and still enjoying all the vitality and vigor of youth. At the time of his marriage he was possessed of lands and…
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The view we take of this case is that the decree rendered by the trial court was demanded by the verdict, and the undisputed facts in the record. If this conclusion is right, then it becomes unnecessary to consider the errors, if any, committed by the court in reaching the final conclusion reached in this case, and expressed in its decree.
On February 10, 1919, the plaintiff conveyed by deed to his wife a house and lot in Gainesville, Ga., a tract of two hundred acres of land in Hall Count]', Georgia, a lot lying just outside of the corporate limits of…
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