Gallovitch v. Wylly

It is a well-recognized rule of law that the estate of a decedent can not be held responsible in an action ex delicto for the misfeasance or nonfeasance of an executor or administrator. Parker v. Barlow, 93 Ga. 700 (21 S. E. 213); Anderson v. Foster, 105 Ga. 563 (32 S. E. 373); Carr v. Tate, 107 Ga. 237 (33 S. E. 47); Bank of Newton County v. American Bonding Co., 141 Ga. 326 (80 S. E. 1003, 50 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1089); Handley v. Pendleton, 9 Ga. App. 268 (70 S. E. 1115); Calloway v. Livingston, 28 Ga. App. 453 (111 S. E. 742); Evans v. Dickey, 50 Ga. App. 127 (177 S. E. 87). . Therefore a…