Deyton v. Bell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Homestead. Ordinaries. ■ Jurisdiction.. Judgments "Widows. Minors. Parties. Before Judge Welleorn. White superior court.
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Homestead. Ordinaries. ■ Jurisdiction.. Judgments "Widows. Minors. Parties. Before Judge Welleorn. White superior court. October term, 1887. Candas Hood and others brought an action of ejectment against W. B. Bell and John R. Glenn for parts of lots of land numbers thirty-four, thirty-five and thirty-nine in the second district of originally Habersham, now White, county, known as the Dr. West place, containing 200 acres, more or less; the boundaries of the tract being set out in the declaration. The defendants pleaded not guilty. On the trial, it was shown that the father of the plaintiffs,…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
S. P. Deyton died in the early part of 1871, seized *374and possessed of 200 acres of land in the county of "White. At the time of his death he owed no debts. He left a widow and six minor children. In August,. 1871, the widow applied, as the head of a family, for homestead and exemption ; which were set apart to her by the ordinary. She seems to have resided upon the homestead from the time it was set apart in 1871 until 1879, when she filed her petition to the judge of the superior court of said county, for leave to sell said land and reinvest the proceeds in other land. In…
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