Fulford v. Sweat & Gaskins

A. J. Fulford was appointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. D. L. Fulford on January 1, 1940. On April 1, 1940, he filed his petition for discharge. Sweat & Gaskins filed a caveat objecting to the discharge on the ground that the estate was indebted to them on a mortgage for $300, executed by Mrs. D. L. Fulford, which had not been paid. The ordinary discharged the administrator and Sweat & Gaskins appealed to a jury in the superior court. The judge of the superior court, trying the case without a jury, rendered a judgment against the discharge of the administrator. The court tried the…