Legal Opinion

Sims v. Albea

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 13, 1884PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Liens. Judgments. Debtor and Creditor. Husband and Wife. Before Judge Pottle. Wilkes Superior Court. May Term, 1883. Sims & Company, Franklin and the Bank of Washington, who were judgment creditors of B. J. Jordan, ruled the sheriff for a fund in his hands arising from the sale of certain property as belonging to Jordan.

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Liens. Judgments. Debtor and Creditor. Husband and Wife. Before Judge Pottle. Wilkes Superior Court. May Term, 1883. Sims & Company, Franklin and the Bank of Washington, who were judgment creditors of B. J. Jordan, ruled the sheriff for a fund in his hands arising from the sale of certain property as belonging to Jordan. The sheriff answered that he had in hand $3,740.00 arising from a sale under three county court fi. fas. in favor of Sims & Company, and three superior court fi.fas. respectively in favor pf DuBose, Fortson and M. A. Simpson, who also were claiming the fund. They were made…

1Opinion of the Court

Jackson, Chief Justice.

This case arose on the claim of two sets of creditors of' Jordan, the defendant in execution, to a fund in court from-the sale of certain property of said Jordan. The issue between them was submitted to a jury under the charge off the court. The jury found for the defendants to that issue,. made on the answer of the sheriff, and the movants of the-rule made a motion for a new trial. This motion was denied to all the movants except the Bank of Washington.;, the other movants excepted to that denial, and the defendí ants, in another bill of exceptions, except to the grant…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brown v. WestSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  2. Denham v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1869
  3. Cloud & Shackleford v. DupreeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1859
  4. Lowry v. ParsonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Georgia Realty Co. v. Bank of CovingtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917

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