RANEY v. SMITH

33906.

242 Ga. 809 (1979)

251 S.E.2d 554

RANEY et al. v. SMITH et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watson, Spence, Lowe & Chambless, E. Dunn Stapleton, G. Stuart Watson, for appellants.

David N. Rainwater, Hugh Wilson, John S. Sims, Jr., for appellees.


BOWLES, Justice.

Appellants brought suit against appellees to recover title to Land Lot 198 in the 13th Land District of Turner County. All parties claim title from a common source, Mark Raney, who bought the land in the year 1901, and died in possession in 1910. The will of Mark Raney devised the disputed land, and the provisions of that document and their meaning present the question for determination. We quote the more pertinent parts as follows:

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