Hobby v. Ford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Injunction. Before Judge Eve. Worth, superior court. October 5, 1918. Jack Hobby applied to the court of ordinary to be appointed administrator of the estate of Jesse Hobby.
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Injunction. Before Judge Eve. Worth, superior court. October 5, 1918. Jack Hobby applied to the court of ordinary to be appointed administrator of the estate of Jesse Hobby. The application alleged, that the applicant was a citizen of this State, residing in the county where the application was made; that the deceased died intestate, and a resident of such county, leaving an estate of real and personal property of the probable value of three thousand dollars, and that under the law it was necessary that the estate be administered; that the decedent was the father of the applicant; and that he…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) Among the subject-matters of which courts of ordinary have authority to exercise original, exclusive, and general jurisdiction are, “the granting of letters testamentary, of administration, and the repeal or revocation of the same;” “the sale and disposition of the real property belonging to, and the distribution of deceased persons’ estates,” and “all such other matters and things as appertain or relate to estates of deceased persons.” Civil Code, § 4790, (2), (4), (10). It follows that the judgment of a court of ordinary appointing an administrator of an…
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