Legal Opinion
Wardlaw v. Woodruff
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 13, 1932No. 8791PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
1. “The title to land in this State is not changed when it is set apart as a homestead for the use of the beneficiaries. Only the use of the property is thus changed. It can not be alienated except for reinvestment in the manner provided by law; and except also that the head of the family may convey his ‘reversionary interest’ in the land where the homestead was set apart under the constitution of 1868.” Yeates v. Donalson, 147 Ga. 335 (94 S. E. 465). See Civil Code, § 6584.
2. Upon the termination of a homestead estate, property set apart for a wife, or for a wife and minor children, or for…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Merck v. American Freehold Land Mortgage Co. of London, Ltd.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Baggett v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Montgomery v. HuntSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Liles v. Bank of Camden CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Angier v. Equitable Building & Loan Asso.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Baucum v. Great American Insurance Co. of New YorkTexas Supreme Court · 1963
- Redwine v. FrizzellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Aycock v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- King v. EdelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Southeast Timberlands, Inc. v. Security National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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