Dorsey v. Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1DissentFelton, J.
The sole question is whether the court erred in granting a new trial to the executor. The answer to this question depends on whether one caveating the return of appraisers granting a year’s support must prove that he is an interested party entitled to file a caveat or that he is legally qualified to represent a party who is an interested party. I think that the right to caveat the return of appraisers setting apart a year’s support is analogous to the right of one to contest the probation of a will. Where one who was not an interested party having an interest to protect contested a will the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hooks v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Wetter v. HabershamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
- Brown v. McBrideSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Mathews v. RountreeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Churchill v. NealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
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