Oliver v. Powell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for laud. Before Judge Sheffield. Randolph superior court. May 22, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, P. J.
In 1857 and for years previously, James W. Oliver resided in Randolph county with his wife, Susan, and her sister, Frances Green. The wife had no children, but the sister, as a result of illicit relations between herself and Oliver, hore him three sons, named respectively’ George W., James F. and William J. The first was, by an act of the General Assembly passed in 1847, made the legitimate son of his father, and his name was changed to George W. Oliver. James W. Oliver died testate in the year first mentioned. His wife, her sister, and the three sons all survived him. The following is an…
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