Woodburn v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Smith. Wilcox superior court. March term, 1894. The petition of Woodburn as receiver of Laurance & Jackson, against Allen W. Smith, was dismissed on demurrer, and plaintiff excepted. He alleged, that he was appointed receiver in the ease of J. G. Laurance v. Laurance & Jackson, accepted the appointment, and is still acting as receiver.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Smith. Wilcox superior court. March term, 1894. The petition of Woodburn as receiver of Laurance & Jackson, against Allen W. Smith, was dismissed on demurrer, and plaintiff excepted. He alleged, that he was appointed receiver in the ease of J. G. Laurance v. Laurance & Jackson, accepted the appointment, and is still acting as receiver. The assets of which he took charge consisted principally of saw-mill outfit, engine, machinery, land and leases of timber privileges in certain lands, all in Wilcox county. He held possession until May, 1892,when, by proper…
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
To a correct understanding of the questions made in this case, it is only necessary to i’efer to the official report, and to emphasize mentally the fact, that under the terms of the sale of the property, in pursuance of the decree authorizing the same, the title to the- property was reserved in the receiver until the full payment of the purchase money. It will be observed that the property claimed by this defendant, having been in the possession of the receiver as a part of the assets of Laurance & Jackson, ivas in fact sold by the receiver, under an order of the court, the…
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