Lawton & Willingham v. Fish
Supreme Court of Georgia
Administrators and executors. Legacies. Distribution. Debtor and creditor. Before Judge Clark. Macon county. At Chambers. November 21st, 1873. This case is fully reported in the decision, with the following statement: The third exception was that the master decided that the policy of insurance for $5,000 00 was not a part of the estate of G. W. Fish.
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Administrators and executors. Legacies. Distribution. Debtor and creditor. Before Judge Clark. Macon county. At Chambers. November 21st, 1873. This case is fully reported in the decision, with the following statement: The third exception was that the master decided that the policy of insurance for $5,000 00 was not a part of the estate of G. W. Fish. The report upon this point was as follows: “Mr. Fish was killed February 28th, 1871, and left his widow, the complainant in this bill, his executrix. His life was insured in the Cotton States Life Insurance Company for $5,000 00. This policy was…
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
This was a bill filed to marshal the assets of the estate of G. W. Fish, deceased, by the executrix of his last will and testament, Martha E. Fish. At the May term, 1872, of Macon superior court, an order was taken referring the matters embraced in the aforesaid bill to N. A. Smith, master in chancery, with power to hear and determine all questions of law and fact, with the right of all parties to amend their pleadings, establish their claims, and to make a report at the next term of the court. The master, after hearing the evidence offered by the respective claimants to…
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