Dorough v. Pettus
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Wyatt, Presiding Justice.
Petitioner in the instant case is the minor child of Jonah T. Dorough, who died intestate on February 2, 1955. Prior to the death of Jonah T. Dorough, he and the mother of the petitioner were divorced. Jonah T. Dorough then married Ethel Stallings Dorough, who has since the death of Jonah T. Dorough, remarried. She and her present husband are the defendants in this case. The petitioner has at all times lived with her natural mother, who has likewise remarried. In this petition, the petitioner seeks to have an accounting of all the rents and profits and proceeds of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stephenson v. FutchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Martin v. Home Owners Loan CorporationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Alderman v. CrenshawSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Williams v. AycockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Hollinshed v. ShadrickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
3Cited by5 opinions
- Brown v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Gandy v. THE ROBINSON COMPANYSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
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- Wisenbaker v. LeopardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- In Re Estate of WillisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011