Bowden v. Achor
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Clark. Clayton superior court. March term, 1894. The petition of Lou Achor alleged: She is the daughter of Nancy Wright who before her death owned lots 8, 9 and 24 in the 13th district of Clayton county, under deeds recorded October 16,1886, each deed conveying one of the lots and each being on a consideration of $2,000. On September 28, 1887, Nancy Wright by will devised these three lots to petitioner, her only child.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Clark. Clayton superior court. March term, 1894. The petition of Lou Achor alleged: She is the daughter of Nancy Wright who before her death owned lots 8, 9 and 24 in the 13th district of Clayton county, under deeds recorded October 16,1886, each deed conveying one of the lots and each being on a consideration of $2,000. On September 28, 1887, Nancy Wright by will devised these three lots to petitioner, her only child. On October 18,1887, two deeds were claimed to have been made by Nancy Wright, one to J. W. Turner to lot number 8, and the other to J. W.…
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
We have directed the reporter to prepare a condensed statement of so much of the record as may be necessary to an understanding of our rulings in this case. The facts are somewhat complicated, and the pleadings are voluminous, but none of the legal questions ■ presented are very difficult. Indeed, many of the propositions announced in the head-notes are axiomatic. The chief trouble we have encountered in dealing with the case has been to master the record, which, by reason of much tedious and unnecessary detail, and the raising by counsel of many small and frivolous…
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