Legal Opinion

Jolly v. Lofton

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 15, 1878PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Homestead. Levy and sale. Estates. Before Judge Crisp. Macon Superior Court. May Term, 1878. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Warner, Chief Justice.

This case came before the court below on an agreed statement of facts, which was substantially as follows: “ that Lofton obtained judgment against Jolly in Macon superior court, at the December term, 1871, upon a debt contracted in November 1872; that in 1875 Jolly applied for, and had set apart, a homestead on lots of land numbers 153 and 151, as the head of a family, having a wife and three children, and there is no reason why they may not thave other children ; that an execution issued on the aforesaid judgment which was levied on the reversionary interest in the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Heard v. DownerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Harris v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  2. Taylor v. JamesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  3. Huntress v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  4. Gresham v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  5. Van Horn v. McNeillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887

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