Roland v. Roland
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Thomas. Colquitt superior court. April 3, 1912. Mrs. Uretta Roland filed her equitable petition, seeking to cancel a deed which she made to her husband. A demurrer .was filed to the petition on certain grounds. It was overruled. The case wás brought to this court by bill of exceptions, assigning error upon the overruling of the motion and striking certain parts of the answer.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Thomas. Colquitt superior court. April 3, 1912. Mrs. Uretta Roland filed her equitable petition, seeking to cancel a deed which she made to her husband. A demurrer .was filed to the petition on certain grounds. It was overruled. The case wás brought to this court by bill of exceptions, assigning error upon the overruling of the motion and striking certain parts of the answer. The judgment was reversed as to some of the rulings. 131 Ga. 579. After the case was returned to the trial court, a settlement was had, and on April 4, 1910, a consent decree was taken…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. The consent decree required the husband to pay to his wife $1,150 on or before December 1, 1910, in order for the title to vest in him, and provided that if he did not make such payment by that time the title should vest in the wife. Time was expressly declared to be of the essence of the decree. He did not make the payment to his wife within the time specified, nor did he or any *831person for him make any tender to her. The evidence entirely failed to show any concealment of herself by the wife. Her husband having left her, she lived with her mother and…
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