Legal Opinion
Chamblee v. Wayman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 18, 1929No. Nos. 6628, 6629PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.
About the year 1899 Sallie Wayman, a childless colored woman living in Atlanta, entered into a contract with Jim Durden, the father of Dahlia Wayman and Nellie McWee, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which she agreed that she would take his two little girls, adopt them, educate them, and make them her heirs to inherit whatever property she might have. In consideration of this promise Durden surrendered all rights as father of these infants, and delivered them to her, and she brought the girls, about 5 and 7 years of age at that time, to Atlanta. Their mother was dead, and their father died…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Crawford v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Pair v. PairSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Lansdell v. LansdellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Copelan v. MonfortSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Bird v. TrapnellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Toler v. GoodinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Savannah Bank & Trust Co. v. WolffSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Taylor v. BolesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Handley v. LimbaughSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- McDermott v. LankenauSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
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