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Thigpen v. ThigpenThigpen v. Thigpen

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jul 11, 1911
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Beck
Beck, J.

The plaintiff brought suit to recover a ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‍distributive share in the estate of his maternal grandfather, who died subsequently to the date of ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‍the death of plaintiff’s mother. It appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff was a bastard. ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‍Being such, he was not capable of inheriting from the grandfather; and consequently the court ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‍did not err in holding that he could riot reeoyer, and in directing a verdict accordingly. ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‍Civil Code (1910), § 3029.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Thigpen v. Thigpen
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Jul 11, 1911
Citations: 136 Ga. 541; 71 S.E. 790; 1911 Ga. LEXIS 131
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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