Legal Opinion

Gilbert v. Stephens

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 15, 1899PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Citation for settlement. Before Judge Candler. Clayton superior court. March term, 1898.

1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, P. J.

A citation issued by the ordinary of Clayton county at the instance of F. O. Stephens, reciting that he was the guardian of his wife, and calling upon R. M. Gilbert, *754as her former guardian, to appear and submit to a settlement of his accounts, was duly served upon the latter. In the court of ordinary the plaintiff obtained a judgment, and Gilbert entered an appeal to the superior court. On the trial there, Stephens introduced a transcript from the records of the court of ordinary, purporting to show his appointment as the guardian of his wife. It affirmatively appears from an examination of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Justices of the Inferior Court ex rel. Selman v. SelmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Dickerson v. BowenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  2. Dame v. McGowenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
  3. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
  4. Callaway v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
  5. Shadburn v. VernerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929

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