Legal Opinion

Mulherin v. Kennedy

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 12, 1904PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal, etc. Before Judge Holden. Richmond superior court. December 4, 1903.

1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.

1. Where a widow 'applies to the court of ordinary for a year’s support to be set apart out of her deceased husband’s estate, and appraisers are appointed who set apart and assign to her certain specified property, a creditor may file objections to the report, on the ground that the amount allowed the widow is excessive, and that the appraisers failed to take into consideration the solvency or insolvency of the deceased husband’s estate ; and there is no error in overruling a demurrer to such objections.

2. If, upon the trial, the ordinary overrules the objections of the creditor and approves…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Robson v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  2. Marshall v. CharlandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. McDowell v. McDowellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  2. McGahee v. McGaheeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  3. Maloy v. MaloySupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  4. Department of Industrial Relations v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
  5. Anderson v. Burnham (In Re Burnham)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981

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