Sanford v. Sanford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Wills. Estates. Ejectment. Tenants in Common. Before Judge Bartlett. Baldwin Superior Court. August Term, 1876. Reported in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Judge.
1. Testator made his will in 1818, and it was admitted to probate in 1827. He devised the town lot now in controversy, together with other realty, as follows : “ I lend unto my son, John W. A. Sanford, during his natural life, all the lands (describing them) together with one lot in the town of Milledgeville (describing it), which, after his death, shall descend to his lawful child or children, but in the event of his leaving no such child or children, the property aforesaid then to revert to my estate, and be equally divided among my children.” It does not appear from the…
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