Burks v. Beall
Supreme Court of Georgia
Administrators and Executors. Partnership. Injunction. Year’s Support. Dower. Before Judge Bower. Dougherty County. At Chambers, October 30,1886. On October 5, 1886, Joseph B. Beall, as executor of Jeremiah Beall, deceased, filed his bill in Dougherty superior court against Wiley P. Burks, as administrator of James A. Beall, deceased, Mrs. Ada S. Beall, widow, of James A., and Jeremiah and Charles W., his minor children, making, by the bill and exhibits, in brief, the…
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Administrators and Executors. Partnership. Injunction. Year’s Support. Dower. Before Judge Bower. Dougherty County. At Chambers, October 30,1886. On October 5, 1886, Joseph B. Beall, as executor of Jeremiah Beall, deceased, filed his bill in Dougherty superior court against Wiley P. Burks, as administrator of James A. Beall, deceased, Mrs. Ada S. Beall, widow, of James A., and Jeremiah and Charles W., his minor children, making, by the bill and exhibits, in brief, the following case: On November 1,1883, Jeremiah Beall died, leaving a will, the body of which was as follows: “ I, Jeremiah.…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
Beall, the father, made a will and died. He gave all his property to his two sons, to be divided equally between them, and appointed them executors. They qualified and took possession of the property, and used it, under a copartnership name, for planting. There was a certain action against their ancestor, to which they were made parties; and awaiting the result of this action, they forebore to make any division of the property, but cultivated it and used it as tenants in common, or copartners, until one of them died, the property still being undivided, and some debts…
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