Terry v. Brown
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Hawkins. Worth superior court. April 30, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
In 1905 Terry, as administrator of William Had-away, deceased, brought an action against James Brown and G. A. Horkan, to recover a certain lot of land. The land was granted in 1837 to Wilson Hadaway’s orphans, the grant containing a recital that the land had been drawn by such orphans, of Bryant’s District, Wilkes County. The plaintiff’s ease depended on showing that William Hadaway was the only son of Wilson Hadaway, and therefore took the land under the designation above stated. Evidence was offered to show certain statements of William Hadaway’s mother, since deceased, to the effect that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Blackburn v. CrawfordsSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Drawdy v. HestersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Fulkerson v. HolmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Eaton v. TallmadgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
- Dupon v. McLarenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Hines v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Mobley v. PierceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Overby v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- Rudulph v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925