Legal Opinion

Collins v. Henry

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 11, 1923No. 3332PublishedCited by 21 opinions

•Equitable petition. Before Judge Mathews. Bibb superior court. June 27, 1922. Horace Henry, as permanent administrator of the estate of W: L. Henry, filed at the November, 1919, term of Bibb superior court, a petition against Mrs. L. H. Collins as executrix of the will of Mrs. C. A. Henry, alleging, that W. L. Henry died in July, 1898, leaving in force two policies of life insurance aggregating $7504.36, payable to his estate; that lie owned at the time of his death two…

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•Equitable petition. Before Judge Mathews. Bibb superior court. June 27, 1922. Horace Henry, as permanent administrator of the estate of W: L. Henry, filed at the November, 1919, term of Bibb superior court, a petition against Mrs. L. H. Collins as executrix of the will of Mrs. C. A. Henry, alleging, that W. L. Henry died in July, 1898, leaving in force two policies of life insurance aggregating $7504.36, payable to his estate; that lie owned at the time of his death two described parcels'of real estate and an undivided half interest in another parcel; that his wife, Mrs. C. A. Henry, was…

1Opinion of the Court

Gilbert, J".

1. The petition, as amended, set out a cause of action for some of the relief sought, and therefore was not subject to be dismissed on general demurrer. It is a suit by the permanent administrator of W. L. Henry against the executrix' of the estate of Mrs. C. A. Henrjr, deceased temporary administratrix of W. L. Henry. It is settled that the executrix of one who was temporary administratrix of another’s estate is not the representative of the. original estate. The purpose of the suit is to require an' accounting by the estate of the temporary administratrix. It is true that the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Teasley v. BradleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Bailey v. McAlpinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  3. Doris v. StorySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. Ewing v. MosesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
  5. Powell v. McKinneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1921

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Citizens & Southern National Bank v. EllisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  2. Broderick v. ReidSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
  3. Stonecypher v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  4. Walden v. John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Hoyt v. WareSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923

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