Bridwell v. Bridwell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Homestead. Title. . Husband and Wife. Before Judge. Roney. Richmond Superior Court. October Term, 1885 Sarah E. Bridwell, as head of a family, for herself and minor children, as the widow of T. H. Bridwell, deceased, filed an application for homestead and exemption in certain property belonging to the deceased husband.
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Homestead. Title. . Husband and Wife. Before Judge. Roney. Richmond Superior Court. October Term, 1885 Sarah E. Bridwell, as head of a family, for herself and minor children, as the widow of T. H. Bridwell, deceased, filed an application for homestead and exemption in certain property belonging to the deceased husband. On the hearing of the application, a judgment creditor filed objections, the substance of which was that the decedent had left a will directing his debts to be paid and leaving the property as stated in the fifth item; that the applicant qualified as executrix; that she and…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandford, Justice.
The question made by this record is, can a widow, for herself and as next frie'nd for her two minor children, take an exemption in the property which was that of her deceased husband at the time of his death, when by the will of the husband the property had been devised and bequeathed to her for life and in trust for said minor children, against the objections of a judgment creditor of the husband?
We think that this question has been answered in the affirmative by several decisions of this court. 40 Ga., 439; 52 Id., 407; Code, §2002. If the husband had been in life, he…
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