Beall v. Beall
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in Upson Superior Court. Decision on demurrer, by Judge Floyd. October Term, 1849. By an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, assented to 23d December, 1843, “ to change the names of certain persons, and to render them legitimate, and capable of inheriting,” and by the first section thereof, it was enacted, “ that the name of William Hiram Padgett, of the County of Muscogee, be changed to the name of William Hiram Beall, and that the name of Elisha Harvey…
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In Equity, in Upson Superior Court. Decision on demurrer, by Judge Floyd. October Term, 1849. By an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, assented to 23d December, 1843, “ to change the names of certain persons, and to render them legitimate, and capable of inheriting,” and by the first section thereof, it was enacted, “ that the name of William Hiram Padgett, of the County of Muscogee, be changed to the name of William Hiram Beall, and that the name of Elisha Harvey Padgett, of said County, be changed to that of Elisha Harvey Beall, and that they be legitimatised, and known as the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
Alpheus Beall having departed this life, intestate, in July, 1848, administration was granted on his estate, to his widow and relict, Mary C. Beall. In September, 1849, "Win. H. Beall and Elisha H. Beall filed their bill against the said Mary C. in the Superior Court of Upson County — claiming, as the children and distributees of the intestate, two-tliirds of his estate. It is admitted that the complainants were born out of lawful wedlock; and their right to the property depends upon an Act of the Legislature, passed in 1843, and which is set…
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