McCook v. Harp
Supreme Court of Georgia
Practice in superior court. Trusts and trustees. Confederate money. Interest. Taxes. Before Judge Smith. '• Cbattaboocbee superior court.
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Practice in superior court. Trusts and trustees. Confederate money. Interest. Taxes. Before Judge Smith. '• Cbattaboocbee superior court. September term, 1887. . Martha A. Harp filed her bill against John C. E. McCook, alleging as follows : She is the daughter of Sarah "Whittle, who died May 10, 1882, and the granddaughter of Elizabeth King, who died testate in 1860. By her will, Mrs. King devised that portion of her estate going to her daughter Sarah to defendant in trust for said Sarah, his mother, at whose death it was to he divided share and share alike between Sarah’s children. The will…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
1. We discover no error committed by the court in shaping questions and submitting them to the jury. There was no infringement upon any doctrine of sound practice enunciated in Coleman vs. Slade, 75 Ga. 61; *236Ruffin vs. Paris, Id. 653; The Mayor vs. Harris, Id. 761, or Creech vs. Richards, 76 Ga. 36, It seems to ns also, that the range of the questions was wide enough to comprehend all the essential elements of the case. If, however, counsel for the defendant below had thought otherwise, it was his province to suggest to the court in due time such appropriate questions…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Austell v. SwannSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
- Coleman v. Slade & EtheridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Campbell v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1868
- Creech v. RichardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- McWhorter v. TarpleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
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