Legal Opinion
Capers v. Camp
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 2, 1979No. 34694PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
This is a proceeding in rem against all the world to establish title, brought pursuant to the provisions of Code Ann. §§ 37-1411 through 37-1423 (Ga. L. 1966, pp. 443-447).
Joseph G. Camp, Sr., died in 1965, leaving (by Item 5 of his will) his home in Dillard, Georgia, to his son, Joseph G. Camp, Jr., and his son-in-law, Claude (spelled "Claud” in the will) V. Capers, to be held by them for 25 years "for the use of their families and my grandchildren as a summer vacation place.” Item 5 of the will further provided that, at the end of the 25 years, if the devisees or their…
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