SCRANTON-LACKAWANNA TRUST CO. v. BRUEN

17062.

206 Ga. 872 (1950)

59 S.E.2d 397

SCRANTON-LACKAWANNA TRUST COMPANY, trustee, et al. v. BRUEN et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 9, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander & Wells, for plaintiffs.

Douglas, McWhorter & Adams, Lawton & Cunningham, and Griffin B. Bell, for defendants.


ATKINSON, Presiding Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The first question for decision is whether or not the bequest of Mrs. Eliza Johnson Grigg to Bessie M. Beck gave her the absolute indefeasible title to the property mentioned, or whether the provisions in the bequest providing that, in case she died without children, the property would go to Henry H. Bruen, was a limitation on the ownership of the property and created a base or qualified fee in Mrs...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases