Freeman v. Craver
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equity. Decree. Statute of limitations. Before Judge Tompkins. Spalding Superior Court. August Term, 1875. On December 30th, 1874, Craver, as administrator debonis non upon the estate of Peter Farrar, deceased, and the heirs-at-law of said estate, filed their bill against Freeman and Miles G. Dobbins, making, in brief, this case: Farrar died in October, 1864, leaving a large estate of realty and personalty; one Josiah Sheffield became administrator, but was removed at the…
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Equity. Decree. Statute of limitations. Before Judge Tompkins. Spalding Superior Court. August Term, 1875. On December 30th, 1874, Craver, as administrator debonis non upon the estate of Peter Farrar, deceased, and the heirs-at-law of said estate, filed their bill against Freeman and Miles G. Dobbins, making, in brief, this case: Farrar died in October, 1864, leaving a large estate of realty and personalty; one Josiah Sheffield became administrator, but was removed at the June term, 1872, of the court of ordinary of Spalding county, on account of mal-administration, etc.; Craver became…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Judge.
1. The consent decree rendered and fully performed in 1869, put an end to the controversy as to all matters embraced in that bill. After such length of acquiescence it was quite too late to re-open it without some better excuse than is shown in the new bill. Such a decree is not altogether as subject to review as one not founded on consent: 7 Georgia Reports, 110. The new bill does not allege any specific fraudulent act or practice whereby consent on the part of the complainant was brought about to the decree which was rendered.
2. The new bill, as to matters not embraced in…
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