White v. Daniel
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia; Beverly D. Evans, Judge. In the matter of R. K. White, bankrupt. Petition by J. Saxton Daniel, trustee in bankruptcy, on which Mrs. Theodosia E. White intervened, claiming the property claimed by the trustee. From a decree for the trustee, claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, the wife of the bankrupt, claimed the sole beneficial ownership of a tract of land, a voluntary conveyance of which to the appellant and the bankrupt was made by the former’s father in the year 1893. The grantor died shortly after he made the deed, leaving a will, made the same day the deed was made, and which did not charge the land conveyed, or the value of it, against the appellant as an advancement. The conveyance mentioned stated that it was made in consideration of $700 and for and in consideration of natural love and affection of the grantor for the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brant v. Virginia Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Hall v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Huggins v. HugginsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Smith v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- Brewton v. BrewtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860