Turk v. Turk
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity. From Franklin Superior Court. April Term, 1847. Judge Dougherty presiding. The defendant in error filed a bill against the plaintiff in error,' for the recovery of the assets of William Turk, Sr., deceased, alleged to be in his hands.
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In Equity. From Franklin Superior Court. April Term, 1847. Judge Dougherty presiding. The defendant in error filed a bill against the plaintiff in error,' for the recovery of the assets of William Turk, Sr., deceased, alleged to be in his hands. Whereupon the plaintiff in error filed a cross bill against the defendant in error and the heirs at law of said deceased, setting up an arbitration award and final settlement between all the heirs of said deceased in reference to said estate. The cross bill was demurred to in the Court below, and dismissed upon the ground that the several matters and…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.,
délivering the opinion.
William Turk, Sr., died intestate in the year 1794, leaving a small estate, and his widow, Margaret Turk, and four children, John, Mary, James, and William Turk, Jr., his next of kin and only heirs and distributees. The widow remained in possession of the property until her son William became of age, when he took the control and management thereof, and sold a portion of the negroes. As the children grew up and settled off, he made advances to them at sundry times. On the 22d day of January, 1843, the heirs being all of age, they agreed to submit…
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