Legal Opinion

Dozier v. McWhorter

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 26, 1903PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Levy and claim. Before Judge Foster. Greene superior court' December 31, 1902.

1Opinion of the CourtLamar, J.

This is a claim case in which the title to the land is not so much involved as the ownership of a fi. fa. issued on a judgment in favor of “E. J. Dozier, executor of Mary Gibson,” against •Wilson & Company. On account of the bankruptcy of the defendants in fi. fa. and a homestead over all the land involved, the levy was long delayed; and believing that the judgment was barred, McWhorter bought the property. When the levy was made he filed a claim, insisting, among other things, that the judgment was dormant. But this court having held, in Dozier v. McWhorter, 113 Ga. 584, that the statute was…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Shaw v. SpencerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
  2. Hunnicutt v. PeytonSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  3. Duncan v. JaudonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  4. Parrott v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
  5. Smith v. BurgessMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Wallace v. MizeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  2. Grant v. HartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  3. Rabun v. WynnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  4. Smith v. StaceySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Parnelle v. CavanaughSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941

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