Legal Opinion

Davis v. Melton

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 4, 1933No. 22446PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pee Curiam.

The fact that the issuance of the letters of administration was irregular, fraudulently procured, or invalid, does not as a rule affect the liability of either principal or surety on the administration bond. 24 C. J. 1059, § 2536, note 26, and cit.

Where letters of administration, issued by the probate court of a foreign jurisdiction, have been adjudged by the courts of this State to have been fraudulently procured, and the pseudo administrator and his surety come within the jurisdiction of the courts of *643this State, they are subject to suit in this State by the administrator legally…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Massachusetts Benefit Life Ass'n v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  2. Lay v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  3. Lake v. HardeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
  4. Joice v. ScalesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
  5. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Nellwood Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1917

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Escambia Chemical Corp. v. RockerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  2. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. YatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  3. Melton v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  4. National Surety Co. v. WagesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  5. Davis v. MeltonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935

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