Griffin v. Stewart
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Candler. Rockdale superior court. October term, 1896.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
In the year 1872, Alexander Means made and executed a deed conveying 300 acres of land to Jas. H. Griffin, as trustee for his wife Susan C. Griffin and “the heirs of her body.” In 1885 Mrs. Griffin executed her note for $125 with interest, due in the next October, to Stewart Brothers, and to secure the payment thereof, executed a deed to 40 acres of the land above mentioned, taking a bond for reconveyance upon payment of the debt. She having died, her husband was appointed administrator upon her estate. The note to Stewart Brothers was not paid when due, and they brought suit against Griffin…
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