Morehead v. Allen
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Eelton. Houston superior court. December 30, 1907. Mrs. L. L. Morebead filed her equitable petition against Alexander S. Allen and John H. Allen, praying to have a deed which had been made by their father in 1871, conveying land to their mother for life, with remainder to the children of herself and their father, born or to be born, declared void in so far as it purported to convey title to the children; for injunction against them to…
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Eelton. Houston superior court. December 30, 1907. Mrs. L. L. Morebead filed her equitable petition against Alexander S. Allen and John H. Allen, praying to have a deed which had been made by their father in 1871, conveying land to their mother for life, with remainder to the children of herself and their father, born or to be born, declared void in so far as it purported to convey title to the children; for injunction against them to restrain them from disturbing the title, or possession of' the plaintiff; and for general relief to protect her title. The land…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
Mrs. Morehead, as successor in title under Lathrop & Company, claimed, as against the children of W. D. Allen and his wife, to have a perfect title by virtue of the deed made by Mrs. Allen under authority of the order of the judge of the superior court, purporting to convey both her life interest and the remainder interest of her children to Lathrop & Company, covering the 700 acres of land. She further contended, that if this deed did not convey perfect title to the remainder interest of the children, Lathrop & Company held a deed made by the United States marshal under a public sale based…
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