North Georgia Fertilizer Co. v. Leming

Supreme Court of Georgia

North Georgia Fertilizer Co. v. Leming

76 S.E. 95, 138 Ga. 775, 1912 Ga. LEXIS 706

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia

DecidedOctober 15, 1912

StatusPublished

Cited by5 cases

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North Georgia Fertilizer Co. v. Leming, 76 S.E. 95, 138 Ga. 775, 1912 Ga. LEXIS 706 (Ga. 1912).

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Fish, C. J.

1. Where a grantor, in consideration of a given stun of money, conveys described land by warranty deed, with the stipulation therein that the grantor “is to have exclusive control of the above lands during the balance of his natural life,” a life-estate is reserved in the grantor. Porter v. Thomas, 23 Ga. 467 (2); Shealy v. Wammock, 115 Ga. 913 (42 S. E. 239).

2. A life-estate is subject to levy and sale under execution against the life-tenant. Jones v. Crawley, 68 Ga. 175 (2); Mathews v. Paradise, 74 Ga. 523; McLaughlin v. Ham, 84 Ga. 786 (11 S. E. 889); Wilson v. Wright, 91 Ga. 774 (18 S. E. 546); American Mortgage Company v. Hill, 92 Ga. 297 (2), 298 (18 S. E. 425); Bozeman v. Bishop, 94 Ga. 459 (20 S. E. 11).

3. It follows that where an execution, issued upon a judgment against the life-tenant under the conveyance referred to in the first headnote, was levied upon the life-estate of the defendant in the lands so conveyed, and a claim was interposed by the grantee in such conveyance, and upon the trial the plaintiff in fi. fa. introduced the conveyance in evidence, and a witness in behalf of the plaintiff in fi. fa. testified that the defendant, the life-tenant, had been in possession of the land for 25 or 30 years, had been in actual possession thereof for the past 10 years, and the claimant introduced no evidence, the court erred in directing a verdict for the claimant. Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur. Sharp & Sharp, for plaintiff. EubanJcs & Mebane, contra.

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Fish, C. J.

1. Where a grantor, in consideration of a given stun of money, conveys described land by warranty deed, with the stipulation therein that the grantor “is to have exclusive control of the above lands during the balance of his natural life,” a life-estate is reserved in the grantor. Porter v. Thomas, 23 Ga. 467 (2); Shealy v. Wammock, 115 Ga. 913 (42 S. E. 239).

2. A life-estate is subject to levy and sale under execution against the life-tenant. Jones v. Crawley, 68 Ga. 175 (2); Mathews v. Paradise, 74 Ga. 523; McLaughlin v. Ham, 84 Ga. 786 (11 S. E. 889); Wilson v. Wright, 91 Ga. 774 (18 S. E. 546); American Mortgage Company v. Hill, 92 Ga. 297 (2), 298 (18 S. E. 425); Bozeman v. Bishop, 94 Ga. 459 (20 S. E. 11).

3. It follows that where an execution, issued upon a judgment against the life-tenant under the conveyance referred to in the first headnote, was levied upon the life-estate of the defendant in the lands so conveyed, and a claim was interposed by the grantee in such conveyance, and upon the trial the plaintiff in fi. fa. introduced the conveyance in evidence, and a witness in behalf of the plaintiff in fi. fa. testified that the defendant, the life-tenant, had been in possession of the land for 25 or 30 years, had been in actual possession thereof for the past 10 years, and the claimant introduced no evidence, the court erred in directing a verdict for the claimant. Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur. Sharp & Sharp, for plaintiff. EubanJcs & Mebane, contra.

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