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Howell v. Lawson

3 S.E.2d 79, 188 Ga. 164, 1939 Ga. LEXIS 479
CourtSupreme Court of Georgia
DecidedMay 11, 1939
DocketNo. 12774
StatusPublished
Cited by13 cases

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Howell v. Lawson, 3 S.E.2d 79, 188 Ga. 164, 1939 Ga. LEXIS 479 (Ga. 1939).

Opinion

G-kioe, Justice.

1. Where land is held by a life-tenant, and taxes are assessed against him and executions issued in personam only, a sale under the levy of such executions passes only the life-estate. Stone v. Franklin, 89 Ga. 195 (3) (15 S. E. 47); Clower v. Fleming, 81 Ga. 247 (2), 253 (7 S. E. 278); Gross v. Taylor, 81 Ga. 86 (6 S. E. 179); Roddenberry v. Simpson, 171 Ga. 715 (156 S. E. 583, 75 A. L. R. 414); Kirk v. Bray, 181 Ga. 814 (184 S. E. 733).

[165]*165No. 12774. May 11, 1939. II. Qliff Hatcher, for plaintiff in error. Lewis & Lewis, contra.

2. Tlie instant case is controlled by the principle above announced, and on its facts is distinguished from the cases of State v. Hancock, 79 Ga. 799 (5 S. E. 248); Barnes v. Lewis, 98 Ga. 558 (25 S. E. 589); Dawson v. Dawson, 106 Ga. 45 (32 S. E. 29).

3. The directed verdict was demanded by the evidence.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

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