Beall v. Stokes

Atkinson, Justice.

It appears from the record in this case, that the lunatic whose estate was involved in this litigation was a resident of, and had been committed to the lunatic asylum in, the State of Alabama. It appears further, that he had an estate situated in the county of Randolph in the State of Georgia, and that the wife and child of this lunatic, who brought this proceeding, were residents of the latter State; that a number of years ago, and while the lunatic was a resident of, and an inmate of the asylum in, the State of Alabama, the ordinary of Randolph county had appointed a…