Luttrell v. Whitehead
Supreme Court of Georgia
Ejectment. Before Judge Butt. Harris superior court. July-16, 1904
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
This was a common-law action of ejectment. The title relied on by the plaintiff was a deed from James W. Echols to John T. Whitehead, dated October 9, 1844 and possession of the land by Whitehead until his death; after his death, possession by Pitts, his administrator;, assignment of dower to Catherine Whitehead, widow of John T. Whitehead, and possession by the '.dowress in 1866; the death of the dowress in 1901; and letters of administration on John T. Whitehead’s estate to A. H. Whitehead in September, 1901. The defendant filed pleas of not guilty and of title by prescription. The verdict…
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