Alexander v. Lamar

Beid, Chief Justice.

This case is not the same case as that, reported in Alexander v. Lamar, 188 Ga. 273 (3 S. E. 2d, 656), but in a way it is a sequel to it. Both cases relate to an alleged contract by Maggie Griggs to adopt Namon Alexander, a bastard boy, who was the illegitimate child of Magnolia Lamar. It appears that Namon survived Maggie for a short while. In the case just referred to Magnolia Lamar set up the contract to adopt; that on Maggie’s death Namon would have inherited a portion of her real-estate if she had performed her contract to adopt him; that on Namon’s death she…