Murray v. McGuire
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Parker. Glynn superior c-ourt. December 5, 1906. Imcretia'Murray and Charles T. Murray filed their petition in Glynn superior court against John J. McGuire, praying the cancellation of a certain deed. The salient features of the petition are, that the plaintiffs are the widow and son, respectively, of John Murray, late of Glynn county, deceased, and are his sole heirs at law.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Parker. Glynn superior c-ourt. December 5, 1906. Imcretia'Murray and Charles T. Murray filed their petition in Glynn superior court against John J. McGuire, praying the cancellation of a certain deed. The salient features of the petition are, that the plaintiffs are the widow and son, respectively, of John Murray, late of Glynn county, deceased, and are his sole heirs at law. The defendant is his nephew. ’ It is alleged that the defendant claims' that John Murray, on May 17, 1900, signed, sealed, and delivered to him, upon an alleged consideration of one.…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
(After stating the facts,) The plaintiffs sue as heirs at law of John Murray; yet their petition discloses that he left a last will and testament, which has been offered for probate, and a caveat thereto filed, wliich is still pending and undetermined in the court of ordinary. If the will be admitted to probate, the land therein devised would pass under the' will, and the plaintiffs, as distributees of John Murray, would have no interest in it. The will purports to convey the same land described in the deed. The petition is silent as to the person who offered the will for probate, but most…
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