Thornton v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint. Before Judge Beagan. Fayette superior court. September 21, 1906. Bennett Thornton, Mrs. Betty Parker, Lora Thornton, and Ola Lewis brought suit against Bryant Jackson, executor of Needham Jackson, deceased, alleging substantially as follows: In April, 1853, Jordon Jackson executed a will in which he bequeathed certain property to his wife for life, with direction that afler her death it should be sold and the proceeds should be equally divided among his children,…
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Complaint. Before Judge Beagan. Fayette superior court. September 21, 1906. Bennett Thornton, Mrs. Betty Parker, Lora Thornton, and Ola Lewis brought suit against Bryant Jackson, executor of Needham Jackson, deceased, alleging substantially as follows: In April, 1853, Jordon Jackson executed a will in which he bequeathed certain property to his wife for life, with direction that afler her death it should be sold and the proceeds should be equally divided among his children, one of whom was Mary Jackson Thornton. Needham Jackson was nominated executor. The testator died, the will was probated,…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1-3. “All actions against executors, administrators, guardians or trustees, except on their bonds, must be brought within ten years after the right of action accrues.” Civil Code, §3772. This was *703an action by persons claiming under a legatee of -a will against the executor of the legal representative of the original estate, alleging that a distributive share of the estate was wrongfully withheld from their ancestress, to whose right they claimed to have succeeded, and from them. It was an action against an executor or administrator (or his legal…
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