Legal Opinion
Willingham v. Watson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 20, 1928No. 6002PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.
The plaintiff in error in this case is one of the defendants named in the petition of Mrs. Meta Atwood Watson, Mrs. Clara Atwood Black, and Constance Atwood, suing through Mrs. Sophie L. Atwood as her next friend, brought against Prank H. Peck and others, in which judgment was rendered upon demurrers in the superior court of Eulton County. The petition was brought in two counts: the first count based upon the theory that the law does not authorize an executor to institute proceedings to partition land of his testate; and the second count predicated upon the theory that, the executors of Mrs.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lester v. StephensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Gunn v. JamesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Maneely v. SteeleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
- Avery v. SimsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
- Harris v. KittleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Alonzo Wimberly Jenkins, Jr., as Executors Under the Will of Martha O. Jenkins, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Gamble v. GambleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Bobby D. Moore, Individually and as of the Estate of L. T. Moore, Deceased v. Mrs. Jimmie F. LindseyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Miller v. Harris CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Williams v. O'CONNORSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
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