Brown v. Ransey
Supreme Court of Georgia
• Construction of Laws. Comity., Husband and Wife. Marriage Settlements. Heirs. Words and Phrases. Title. Before Judge Roney. Richmond Superior Court. April Term, 1884. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
John Ransey, of South Carolina, at the time of his death, was seized and possessed in his own right of the land in dispute, situated in Richmond county, Georgia. Maria Theresa Bowers, as one of his heirs, was entitled to a distributive share of his entire estate, which was located both in Georgia and South Carolina. Before a distribution of' the estate was had, the said Maria Theresa, in contemplation of a marriage then about to be had .and solemnized between her and Angus P. Brown (they both then and afterwards being residents and citizens of the state of South Carolina), in…
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