Rogers v. Pace
Supreme Court of Georgia
Estates. Title. Trusts and Trustees. Sales. Judge. Before Judge Willis. Harris Superior Court. April Term, 1885. To the report contained in the decision, it is necessary to add only that the deed relied on by the plaintiffs was made by Griffin to Mrs. Pace and her children, naming each of them, and contained the following clause: “With the following limitation and restriction, that is that my sister, Eliza A. E. Pace, is to have and enjoy the rents and profits of the said…
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Estates. Title. Trusts and Trustees. Sales. Judge. Before Judge Willis. Harris Superior Court. April Term, 1885. To the report contained in the decision, it is necessary to add only that the deed relied on by the plaintiffs was made by Griffin to Mrs. Pace and her children, naming each of them, and contained the following clause: “With the following limitation and restriction, that is that my sister, Eliza A. E. Pace, is to have and enjoy the rents and profits of the said east part of lot of land for her support and maintenance during her natural life, and the aforesaid - James S. Griffin…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandeord, Justice.
This was an action of ejectment by the lessors of the plaintiff to recover the possession of a certain tract of land in Harris county. They introduced a certain deed in evience from James S. Griffin, whereby he conveyed the land to Sarah A. E. Pace to enjoy and have the rents and profits of the land during her life, the said Griffin reserving to himself and consenting to be trustee for said Sarah A. E. Pace, to have and to hold the said land during her life, and at her death to her children, |he lessors of the plaintiff. It was shown that Sarah A. E. Pace was dead before…
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