Legal Opinion

Cumming v. Trustees of Reid Memorial Church

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 15, 1879PublishedCited by 6 opinions

"Wills. Legacies. Evidence. Before Judge. Snead. Richmond Superior Court. April Term, 1879. Reported in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Jackson, Justice.

This bill was brought by the heirs at law of the testator to recover $8,000.00, or so much thereof as liad not been expended by the defendants in erecting and completing a ehureh edifice in the village of Summerville, and county of Richmond. A demurrer thereto was filed substantially on the ground that the complainants had no equitable interest in said fund, and were not therefore entitled to ask discovery in regard thereto or any accounting thereabout by the trustees of said church. The court below sustained the demurrer, and the complainants excepted.

There were no residuary…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jones v. HabershamSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Pennoyer v. WadhamsOregon Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Haas v. Missionary Society of the Most Holy RedeemerNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1893
  4. Miller v. AlderholdSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  5. Trustees of Martin Institute v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913

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