Felton v. Pitman
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity in Sumter Superior Court. Tried before Judge Perkins, Aúgust Term, 1858. . Benjamin Carlisle sold to Cornelius, his chances in the Land Lottery of 182-, and gave him a bond to make titles to whatever lots he might draw. He drew lot No. 874, 28th district of Lee, now Sumter county, but died before making titles to Sullivan. Jane Carlisle, his widow and sole heir, afterwards executed a deed to Sullivan, which deed was never recorded.
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In Equity in Sumter Superior Court. Tried before Judge Perkins, Aúgust Term, 1858. . Benjamin Carlisle sold to Cornelius, his chances in the Land Lottery of 182-, and gave him a bond to make titles to whatever lots he might draw. He drew lot No. 874, 28th district of Lee, now Sumter county, but died before making titles to Sullivan. Jane Carlisle, his widow and sole heir, afterwards executed a deed to Sullivan, which deed was never recorded. In 1830, Sullivan sold and conveyed the lot to Marshall Pitman, who, in 1835, sold and conveyed to John Rushin. These deeds were duly recorded shortly…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
Benjamin Carlisle drew lot No. 374, in the 28th district of originally Lee, now Sumter county. He sold his chance in the lottery to Cornelius Sullivan, to whom he made a bond for titles. He died without having executed a deed; and his widow, who was his sole heir, about the year 1830, executed a conveyance to Sullivan and took up her husband’s bond. Sullivan conveyed the land to Marshall Pitman, and Pitman to John Rushin. The two latter deeds were recorded in 1837.
In June, 1842, one Allen Marshall procured a quit-claim deed from Mrs. Carlisle,…
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