Coleman v. Durden

Bell, Justice.

1. Where property is held by a life-tenant and taxes are assessed and executions issued against him in personam only, the liens represented thereby exist as such only against the life-estate, and are not enforceable against the remainder estate. Kirk v. Bray, 181 Ga. 814 (2) (184 S. E. 733) ; Howell v. Lawson, 188 Ga. 164 (3 S. E. 2d, 79); Martin v. Clark, 190 Ga. 270 (2, 3) (9 S. E. 2d, 54); Dooley v. Bohannon, 191 Ga. 7, 9 (11 S. E. 188) ; West v. Haas, 191 Ga. 569 (5) (13 S. E. 2d, 376); Bracewell v. Morton, 192 Ga. 396 (15 S. E. 2d, 496, 497).

2. The same rule would apply…