Legal Opinion
Orr v. Orr
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 7, 1944No. 14887PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wyatt, Justice.
“A trustee, unless expressly authorized by the instrument creating the trust, shall have no authority to sell or convey the corpus of the trust estate, but such sales shall be by virtue of an order of the superior court upon a regular application to the same.” Code, § 108-408.
In Richards v. East Term., Va. & Ga. Ry. Co., 106 Ga. 614 (1, 2) (33 S. E. 193, 45 L. R. A. 712), this court said: “The jurisdiction of equity over the estates of wards of chancery is broad, comprehensive, and plenary. When one holds title to realty in trhst for the benefit of a mother and her minor…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Richards v. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Cooney v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Ethridge v. PittsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Sangster v. Toledo Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Reed v. Alabama & G. Iron Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia · 1901
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- FIRST NATIONAL BANK &C. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Turner v. PrigmoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Kennedy v. DurhamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Rockefeller v. First National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
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