Bishop v. Woodward
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Lumpkin. Fulton superior court. March term, 1897.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
On June 26, 1895, Mrs. Bishop, in her own behalf and as guardian of John G. Bishop, brought her petition against Woodward and the city marshal of Atlanta, alleging that she was the widow of John V. Bishop deceased, and that John G. Bishop was the minor son of her husband by a former wife, and that they were his only heirs at law; that at the time of her husband’s death he was the owner of and in possession of a certain improved city lot in Atlanta; that she is entitled to dower in the land; that since the death of her husband she had' received from Woodward, through the mail, a statement that…
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