Legal Opinion

Brooks v. Fowler

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 31, 1889PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Equity. Husband and wife. Title. Gifts. Trusts. Statute of limitations. Practice. New trial. Before Judge Smith. Taylor superior court. August term, 1887. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Jenkins, Judge.

On the 30th day of November, 1872, Julius Turner executed and delivered to B. C. M. Brooks a deed to 528f acres of land lying in Taylor and Macon counties. The consideration of the conveyance was $500.00 paid in cash, and two notes for fifteen bales of cotton each, made by the grantee and B. C. Brooks, his son, as security. Turner afterwards sued out an attachment for the purchase money owing on the notes, and on the 8th day of April, 1879, obtained judgment for the sum of $1,678.39, besides interest. On this judgment execution was issued, which was by the sheriff of Taylor…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sasser v. SasserSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  2. Langston v. AderholdSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
  3. Cheatham v. LordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Allen v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  2. Bell v. StewartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  3. Glover v. SummerourSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
  4. Jenkins v. FlournoySupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
  5. Woodward v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

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