Royston v. Royston
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity. Tried in Dougherty Superior Court, before-Judge Allen, November Term, 1S57. This was a bill filed by Cyrus A. Royston, and wife, formerly Mary Frances Calaway, against Mildred A. F. Royston, administratrix with the will annexed of Geo. D. Royston, deceased, former guardian of said Mary Frances, for an account and settlement of her estate, which came into the hands and possession of said guardian.
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In Equity. Tried in Dougherty Superior Court, before-Judge Allen, November Term, 1S57. This was a bill filed by Cyrus A. Royston, and wife, formerly Mary Frances Calaway, against Mildred A. F. Royston, administratrix with the will annexed of Geo. D. Royston, deceased, former guardian of said Mary Frances, for an account and settlement of her estate, which came into the hands and possession of said guardian. The bill states, that said Mary Frances was the daughter of Felix G. Calaway, deceased, and entitled to a distributive share of her father’s estate. That being a minor, Geo. D. Royston was…
1Opinion of the Court
— Stephens J.
By the Court.
delivering the opinion
This is a bill by Cyrus A. Roysfon and wife,.against the administratrix of George D. Royston, who was guardian of the wife, for an account of his ward’s estate. Each party brings a writ of error, but by combining the two cases, each side assigns error in this case, wherein the complainants below are plaintiffs in error.
[1.] The first assignment of error by the complainants, is the refusal of the Court to strike out, as impertinent, a portion of defendant’s answer, instituting an invidious comparison between this complainant and one Swain, who…
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