Forrester v. Tift
Supreme Court of Georgia
Debt. Bonds. Administrators. Executions. Judgments. Devastavit. Evidence. Before Judge Bower. Dougherty superior court. April adjourned term, 1889. The judgment was, that the plaintiff recover of the goods, etc., “which were of the estate of George W. Collier in the hands of Robert Forrester, administrator of said estate.” The execution commanded the amount awarded by tbe judgment to be made of tbe goods, etc.
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Debt. Bonds. Administrators. Executions. Judgments. Devastavit. Evidence. Before Judge Bower. Dougherty superior court. April adjourned term, 1889. The judgment was, that the plaintiff recover of the goods, etc., “which were of the estate of George W. Collier in the hands of Robert Forrester, administrator of said estate.” The execution commanded the amount awarded by tbe judgment to be made of tbe goods, etc. “of Joel R. Forrester, administrator of estate of George W. Collier.” cited 57 Ga. 160; Code, §3636.
1Opinion of the Court
Blandford, Justice.. This was an action of debt upon the bond of Forrester as administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo of Collier. Upon the trial, the record of a former suit between the plaintiff and Forrester was introduced in evidence, from which it appeared that the plaintiff had obtained a judgment against Forrester as such administrator, upon which judgment execution issued commanding the sheriff to cause to be made of the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of Forrester a certain sum of money; and upon this execution there was a return of no property to be found. The court…
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