Legal Opinion
Bentley v. Still
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 5, 1945No. 15047PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The homestead in the 137 acres, set apart in 1914 to J. E. Bentley for the benefit of his wife and children, came to an end at the death of his wife in 1935, at which time all of his children had attained their majority. The property then became disencumbered of the charge imposed upon it. Gresham v. Johnson, 70 Ga. 631; Rutledge v. Mc Farland, 75 Ga. 774; McDuffie v. Irvine, 91 Ga. 748, 750 (17 S. E. 1028); Crowley v. Freeman, 9 Ga. App. 1 (2) (70 S. E. 349).
The title of J. R. Bentley Jr., the plaintiff in error, is predicated upon a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Aycock v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Gresham v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
- Stanfield v. Downing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- McDuffie v. IrvineSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Crowley & Co. v. FreemanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Clark v. Board of Dental ExaminersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- MacH v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Taylor v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- Jackson v. HoustonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Save the Bay Committee, Inc. v. Mayor of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
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