Legal Opinion
Prudential Insurance v. Byrd
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 17, 1939No. Nos. 12701, 12737PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reid, Chief Justice.
The Prudential Life Insurance Company of America obtained an appointment of a receiver for certain property conveyed by a security deed, ancillary to and in aid of its suit for a judgment on the debt secured thereby, based upon the alleged insolvency of the defendants, Mr. and Mrs. Byrd, and the inadequacy of the security. See Mitchell v. LaGrange Banking & Trust Co., 166 Ga. 675 (144 S. E. 267); Gunby v. Thompson, 56 Ga. 316; Crockett v. Wilson, 184 Ga. 539 (192 S. E. 19); Hart v. Respess, 89 Ga. 87 (14 S. E. 910). The appointment of the receiver was reversed by this…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Eckford v. Borough of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
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3Cited by6 opinions
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