Latham v. Inman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Title. Equity. Leeds. Evidence. Homestead. Bona fide purchaser. Before Judge Marshall J. Clarke. Eulton superior court. March term, 1891. The heirs at law of George W. Latham, his widow and minor children, filed their petition against Inman, for cancellation of two deeds held by him, as being a cloud on the plaintiffs’ title to certain land, alleging as follows : Latham died in 1872. In 1870 he bought land sold as part of the estate of Atwood, lying in land lot 140 in Fulton…
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Title. Equity. Leeds. Evidence. Homestead. Bona fide purchaser. Before Judge Marshall J. Clarke. Eulton superior court. March term, 1891. The heirs at law of George W. Latham, his widow and minor children, filed their petition against Inman, for cancellation of two deeds held by him, as being a cloud on the plaintiffs’ title to certain land, alleging as follows : Latham died in 1872. In 1870 he bought land sold as part of the estate of Atwood, lying in land lot 140 in Fulton county. The land was auctioned off and sold by lots according to a plat then used, and Latham purchased, among other…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
1. The title of Mrs. Latham’s deceased husband, or of herself and children as his heirs at law, was in no way strengthened by the fact that she claimed and had set apart a homestead in the premises for herself and the minor children. It was not error, therefore, to reject the record of the homestead proceedings tendered in evidence.
2. The action was not brought.to recover possession, the plaintiffs alleging that they already had possession. The ultimate relief prayed for was that the two deeds under which the defendant claims (one from Atwood to Venable ; the other…
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