Knowles v. Lawton
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in Baker Superior Court. Decision by Judge Perkins, June Term, 1855. The bill alleges, that on the 6th day of December, 1848, John L. Casey purchased of James Thomas, lots of land 281, '2d district Baker County; 5,124, 324, 325, 326, 327, in the '7th district of said county; 325, 366, in the 8th district of said county; 45 in the 9th district; 73 in the 13 th district of Early; 39, 287, 336, in the 26th district of Early; 95, 98, 148, 149, 182, in the 28th…
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In Equity, in Baker Superior Court. Decision by Judge Perkins, June Term, 1855. The bill alleges, that on the 6th day of December, 1848, John L. Casey purchased of James Thomas, lots of land 281, '2d district Baker County; 5,124, 324, 325, 326, 327, in the '7th district of said county; 325, 366, in the 8th district of said county; 45 in the 9th district; 73 in the 13 th district of Early; 39, 287, 336, in the 26th district of Early; 95, 98, 148, 149, 182, in the 28th district of Early ; and 146 in the 15th district of Lowndes, at the sum of $3,335/^, for. which sum Casey executed his note to…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Benning, J.
delivering the opinion.
The first question in this case is, whether the equity of redemption, in any of the lots of land, became merged in the legal estate ?
It is alleged in the bill, that with respect to a number of the lots, these two estates met in Lawton and Oheever j and this allegation, it is insisted by the Counsel for the plaintiff, has not been fully denied by .the answer. And they argue, that when the equity of redemption and the legal estate meet In the same person or persons, the law makes the former estate merge in the latter.
Whether this allegation has…
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