Tate v. Goff
Supreme Court of Georgia
Amendment. Partition. Equity. Homestead. Before Judge G-uerry. Randolph superior court. May term, 1891. The petition of Mrs. Goff alleged that on January 12, 1879, Van Tate died, leaving as part of his estate lot 46 in the 5th district of Randolph county, and as his heirs his widow, Mary D., and his children, Elizabeth, John A., W. H, and Miss Lou Tate aud Mrs. Timmons; that before his death he conveyed to John A. Tate lot number 30 in the 5th district, upon verbal agreement…
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Amendment. Partition. Equity. Homestead. Before Judge G-uerry. Randolph superior court. May term, 1891. The petition of Mrs. Goff alleged that on January 12, 1879, Van Tate died, leaving as part of his estate lot 46 in the 5th district of Randolph county, and as his heirs his widow, Mary D., and his children, Elizabeth, John A., W. H, and Miss Lou Tate aud Mrs. Timmons; that before his death he conveyed to John A. Tate lot number 30 in the 5th district, upon verbal agreement that he would hold the land for himself and the use and benefit of W. H. Tate, until W. H. became of age, and then…
1Opinion of the Court
*185 Judgment affirmed.
By amendment the petitioner alleged: She is the owner of a sixth undivided interest in lot 46. John A. and Miss Lou Tate took exclusive possession of this whole lot, and have since claimed to own the whole of it, denying that petitioner had any interest therein, and have refused repeatedly to allow her demands for her part of the land. Petitioner’s one sixth interest has been worth for rent $100 per annum since January 1, 1887, and defendants haVe refused to account to her for it. She desires a partition of the land between herself and her cotenants. The land is not of…
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