Wright v. Zeigler
Supreme Court of Georgia
These were claim cases, tried before Judge Floyd in the Superior Court of the county of Crawford, at February Term, 1846. They were founded upon levies made upon certain slaves, as the property of the estate of James H. Wright, deceased, by virtue of executions against Elizabeth Wright, as executrix of the last will and testament of said deceased, founded upon debts of the testator.
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These were claim cases, tried before Judge Floyd in the Superior Court of the county of Crawford, at February Term, 1846. They were founded upon levies made upon certain slaves, as the property of the estate of James H. Wright, deceased, by virtue of executions against Elizabeth Wright, as executrix of the last will and testament of said deceased, founded upon debts of the testator. The slaves, so levied on, had been sold by said executrix to the claimants, who were creditors of said deceased, to the amount of half the purchase-money; said sale having been made in May, 1842, before the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
Nisbet, Judge.
The facts in this case are as follows: James H. Wright departed this life, testate, leaving his wife, Elizabeth Wright, and two other persons, his executors; Mrs. Wright alone qualified. The testator in his will directed that his notes and accounts be applied to the payment of his debts, and should they prove insufficient, he declares it to be his will and desire, “that a sufficient portion of my estate, real or personal, as my executors shall deem most advisable, be sold to pay my debts.” The notes and accounts proving insufficient to pay the debts of the testator,…
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