Legal Opinion

Strickland v. Strickland

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 13, 1917No. 150PublishedCited by 20 opinions

.Equitable petition. Before Judge Fite. Gordon superior court. December 30, 1916.

1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.

1. While under the Civil Code. §§ 4073, 4074, the ordinary has the same jurisdiction and power as a court of equity to compel the administrator to account to the distributee, the concurrent jurisdiction of equity over the settlement of accounts of administrators is expressly retained by the Civil Code, § 4075. Ewing v. Moses, 50 Ga. 264; Williams v. Lancaster, 113 Ga. 1020 (39 S. E. 471).

2. “All actions against executors, administrators, guardians, or trustees, except on their bonds, must be brought within ton years after the right of action accrues.” Civil Code (1910), § 4366.

3. Under the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hartman v. StricklerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1886
  2. Williams v. LancasterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  3. Ewing v. MosesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
  4. Emmett & Co. v. DekleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  5. Rothleutner v. BatemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Calbeck v. HerringtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
  2. Robinson v. Georgia Savings Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  3. Matson v. CroweSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  4. McCord v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  5. Terry v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931

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