Wardlaw v. Herrington
Supreme Court of Georgia
Attachment for contempt. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. April 21, 1906. In June, 1900, Sandy Wardlaw and Jane Wardlaw, his wife, brought a petition to the superior court of Fulton county, reciting the following facts: In 1880, a certain lot of land on Foster street in the city of Atlanta was set apart to petitioners as a homestead.
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Attachment for contempt. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. April 21, 1906. In June, 1900, Sandy Wardlaw and Jane Wardlaw, his wife, brought a petition to the superior court of Fulton county, reciting the following facts: In 1880, a certain lot of land on Foster street in the city of Atlanta was set apart to petitioners as a homestead. Shortly thereafter, by order of court, said land was sold, and the proceeds invested in a lot of land on Daniel street, in Atlanta, Ga., of which petitioners are now the owners. All the'children of petitioners have reached the age of twenty-one, and…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The1 only question in this case is whether the order appointing Batchelor receiver directed him to take possession of the property and hold it under the direction of the court. If the order can not be given this construction, there is nothing to suggest contempt of court upon the part of Herrington and Stevenson. A reading of the order, the substance of .which is set out in the statement of facts, readily shows that the duties of Batchelor were really those of a commissioner to sell. He was directed to sell the property at a named price to named parties.…
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