Akin v. Akin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Administrators and Executors. Estates. Legacies. Inheritance. Before Judge Boynton. Spalding Superior Court. February Term, 1886. On November 23d, 1885, B. S. Akin applied to the ordinary of Spalding county to be appointed administrator de bonis non with the will annexed of Elisha Akin, deceased.
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Administrators and Executors. Estates. Legacies. Inheritance. Before Judge Boynton. Spalding Superior Court. February Term, 1886. On November 23d, 1885, B. S. Akin applied to the ordinary of Spalding county to be appointed administrator de bonis non with the will annexed of Elisha Akin, deceased. The petition stated that the wife of the testator died March 15, 1885 ; that both of the executors named in the will had died; that all of the children of the testator were of age; and that therefore there was no need of keeping the estate together, but it was subject to be distributed among such…
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
To an application for letters of administration de bonis non with the will annexed of Elisha Akin, deceased, a part of his children filed a caveat. The material issue made by these proceedings was, whether an administration was necessary to a distribution or division of this estate among those entitled in remainder after the death of the tenant for life, or whether the estate of the testator had not been fully administered at the death of the tes*26tator. If the estate had been fully administered, or if there was no necessity for an administrator de bonis non with the will annexed,…
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