Legal Opinion
Webb v. Jones
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 18, 1966No. 23293PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
1. A court of equity may order the sale of real property held by a life tenant and divest title of contingent remaindermen, including born and unborn children, where the funds are ordered re-invested and provided such facts are alleged to show waste and deterioration of the property unless such sale is allowed. Cooney v. Walton, 151 Ga. 195 (106 SE 167); Hamilton v. Kinnebrew, 161 Ga. 495 (131 SE 470); Kennedy v. Durham, 220 Ga. 310 (138 SE2d 567).
2. The petition alleging that the petitioner has a life estate in the property which is producing no income, the buildings…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cooney v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Eckford v. Borough of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Hays v. McGinnessSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Hamilton v. KinnebrewSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Kennedy v. DurhamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Diana v. MonroeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Herring v. HerringSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Haynie v. First Nat. Bank of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- State Highway Department v. EdmundsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- DELTA CORPORATION OF AMERICA v. AikenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
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