Brice v. Lane
Supreme Court of Georgia
Deed. Title. Mortgage. Administration. Before Judge Hansell. Brooks superior court. November term, 1891. This case was tried before the judge below upon the pleadings. It turns upon the construction of the instrument executed by Martha Strickland to Mitchell Brice, set forth in the head-note. It was recorded before Mrs. Strickland’s death.
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Deed. Title. Mortgage. Administration. Before Judge Hansell. Brooks superior court. November term, 1891. This case was tried before the judge below upon the pleadings. It turns upon the construction of the instrument executed by Martha Strickland to Mitchell Brice, set forth in the head-note. It was recorded before Mrs. Strickland’s death. The judge held that this paper was a mortgage and nota deed, and that expenses of administration of the estate of Martha Strickland and bills for medical attendance had priority over it, and should be first paid by her administrator. To this decision Brice…
1Opinion of the Court
*295 Judgment reversed.
J. G. McCall, by D. W. Rountree, for plaintiff in error. W. C. McCall and W. S. Humphreys, by brief, contra.
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