Jackson v. Green
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint. Before Judge Willis. City court' of Columbus. October 7, 1904. Mollie Jackson brought suit against M. B. Green et al., trustees of Shady Grove Baptist church, on an open account for salary due to her- deceased husband as pastor of the church. On the trial the plaintiff offered to amend her declaration,'but the court overruled the motion. She testified to the indebtedness due to her husband 5,s pastor of the church.
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Complaint. Before Judge Willis. City court' of Columbus. October 7, 1904. Mollie Jackson brought suit against M. B. Green et al., trustees of Shady Grove Baptist church, on an open account for salary due to her- deceased husband as pastor of the church. On the trial the plaintiff offered to amend her declaration,'but the court overruled the motion. She testified to the indebtedness due to her husband 5,s pastor of the church. As tending to show her right to bring the suit and recover, she testified as follows: “ I am the plaintiff in this case, and the widow of Oliver H. Jackson, who was the…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the facts.) This ease has been twice before the Supreme Court. Jackson v. Miles, 94 Ga. 484 Jackson v. Miles, 98 Ga. 512. The record now before us makes no reference to the former adjudications, but is brought up as if it were here for the first time. Whether the court correctly rejected the amendment or not is immaterial, if a nonsuit was rightly grauted because the plaintiff was not entitled to maintain the action. .The Civil Code, §3355, par. 1, provides that “Upon the death of the husband, without lineal descendants, the wife is his sole heir, and upon the payment of his…
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