Walker v. Pope
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Lumpkin. Fulton superior court. September term, 1896. This suit was brought on January 31, 1895, by W. T. Walker, Tallulah G. Wood, Samuel S. Walker and John W. L. Walker, children of James F. Walker who died in November, 1894, against James T. and Charles W. Pope, to recover the northwest quarter, being 50 acres, of land lot 157 in the 17th district of Fulton county.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Lumpkin. Fulton superior court. September term, 1896. This suit was brought on January 31, 1895, by W. T. Walker, Tallulah G. Wood, Samuel S. Walker and John W. L. Walker, children of James F. Walker who died in November, 1894, against James T. and Charles W. Pope, to recover the northwest quarter, being 50 acres, of land lot 157 in the 17th district of Fulton county. It appears that Samuel Walker, the father of James F. Walker, died in March, 1864, leaving a will, which was probated and admitted to record in the same month, containing the following items:…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.
The principles of law governing this case are well settled and familiar, and will be readily gathered from the headnotes, read in connection with the reporter's statement of the facts.
Judgment affirmed, with direction.
All the Justices concurring.
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