Legal Opinion

White v. Cook

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 7, 1885PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Practice in Supreme Court. Title. Ejectment. Equity. Estates. Remainder. Trusts and Trustees. Yendor and Purchaser. Deeds. Yerdi’ct. Evidence. Witness. Before Judge Harris. Butts Superior Court.

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Practice in Supreme Court. Title. Ejectment. Equity. Estates. Remainder. Trusts and Trustees. Yendor and Purchaser. Deeds. Yerdi’ct. Evidence. Witness. Before Judge Harris. Butts Superior Court. September Term, 1883. Ola Cook, formerly Ola Pittman, brought complaint for land against Willis and White on December 29, 1869. Plaintiff claimed as heir at law of her father and mother, deceased, and as remainderman under a deed from her father, C. C. Pittman, to Joseph Pittman, which contained the following clause: “To have and to hold, to use, control, hire, sell, make title to said property, as my…

1Opinion of the Court

Jackson, Chief Justice.

This is an action of ejectment in the statutory form, brought by Boynton as next friend of Ola Pittman, who afterwards intermarried with Cook, and the suit, proceeded in the name of Ola Cook. By her abstract of title and *171the complaint she filed, and the facts made by the record, it appears that she claims title as heir at law of C. C. Pittman, deceased, and by what appears to be an amended abstract as remainderman under a trust deed from C. C. Pittman to Joseph Pittman, in trust for the payment of the debts of C. O. Pittman, with remainder over.

1. A motion was made to…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Terry v. RodahanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  2. Ramey v. O'ByrneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  3. Heidt v. Southern Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. Life & Casualty Insurance v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  5. Lovell v. ReaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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