Colbert v. Moore
Supreme Court of Georgia
Administrators and executors. Judicial sales. Before Judge Simmons. Crawford Superior Court. March Term, 1879. Moore was the successor of Smith as administrator upon the estate of Culverhouse. The case is sufficiently reported in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Crawford, Justice.
K. P. Smith, as the administrator of G. P. Culverhouse, filed a bill to marshal the assets of his intestate — was granted an interlocutory order directing the sale of the real estate of the deceased, at which sale John G. Colbert became the purchaser of certain lands so exposed to sale, and refusing to pay the purchase money, was sued therefor.
He pleaded the general issue, and further that the plain.tiff could show no title in the intestate, and that he was ready to pay if the administrator could makegood and valid title.
Under the charge of the court and the evidence…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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