Walton v. Reid
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Park. Morgan superior court. September 10, 1917. Walker S. Reid and others, as heirs at law of Mrs. Mary P. Lawson, brought an equitable petition against P. W. Walton Jr., and Mrs. Susan R. Walton as the administratrix of the estate of Mrs. Mary F. Lawson^ and alleged substantially as follows: The plaintiffs are the heirs at law oí Mrs. Mary F. Lawson, who was the wife of Judge Thomas G. Lawson.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Park. Morgan superior court. September 10, 1917. Walker S. Reid and others, as heirs at law of Mrs. Mary P. Lawson, brought an equitable petition against P. W. Walton Jr., and Mrs. Susan R. Walton as the administratrix of the estate of Mrs. Mary F. Lawson^ and alleged substantially as follows: The plaintiffs are the heirs at law oí Mrs. Mary F. Lawson, who was the wife of Judge Thomas G. Lawson. Judge Lawson died February 11, 1912, leaving his widow, Mrs. Mary F. Lawson, sole executrix and principal legatee under his will, Mercer University and certain tenants…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) One paragraph of the petition alleged, substantially, that the arbitration was a nullity, for the reason that the agreement submitted an alleged controversy or issue between Mrs. Susan R. Walton, administratrix of the estate of Mrs. Mary F. Lawson, and Peter W. Walton Jr.; that the agreement itself set out that tlje controversy intended to be submitted thereby was for services claimed to have been rendered by Peter W. Walton Jr. to Mrs. Mary F. Lawson, as executrix of Thomas G. Lawson, deceased; and that the estate of Mrs. Lawson was not legally…
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