Legal Opinion
Britt v. Fincher
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 6, 1947No. 15923PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, Chief Justice.
Drewry W. Massee executed a deed to certain realty to T. J. Massee in trust for Mary Pauline Massee for life, with a limitation over in the following language, “and at the death of said daughter, Mary P. Massee, in trust for the use and benefit of such child or children which my daughter Mary P. Massee may have or leave in life.” The habendum clause of said deed is in the following language, “And in case my daughter, Mary P., should depart this life without leaving a child or children, then this gift ceases and terminates and ' the property here given in trust reverts…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Sumpter v. CarterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Ewing v. ShropshireSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Crawley v. KendrickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Olmstead v. DunnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Harris v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Jack M. Thornton, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of John F. Scarborough, Jr., Bankrupt v. John F. Scarborough, Jr., BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Erskine v. KleinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Johnston v. DuncanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Seymour v. PresleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Trust Co. Bank v. HeywardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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