Beckham v. Beckham
Supreme Court of Georgia
Exceptions to auditor’s report. Before Judge Reagan. Pike superior court. October 24, 1900. In 1858 Mrs. Millie Beckham qualified as guardian of her sons Z. T. and G. D. Beckham, born respectively in 1847 and 1849. She died in 1893, without having been discharged as guardian, and her returns as such showed an indebtedness by her to the wards for an amount considerably greater than the value of the estate left by her at her death.
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Exceptions to auditor’s report. Before Judge Reagan. Pike superior court. October 24, 1900. In 1858 Mrs. Millie Beckham qualified as guardian of her sons Z. T. and G. D. Beckham, born respectively in 1847 and 1849. She died in 1893, without having been discharged as guardian, and her returns as such showed an indebtedness by her to the wards for an amount considerably greater than the value of the estate left by her at her death. In 1894 G. D. Beckham qualified as administrator of her estate, and in 1898 a petition to cite him for a settlement was filed with the ordinary by' all her other…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
When this ease was called in this court a motion to dismiss the writ of error was made, on the ground that the bill of exceptions does not plainly and specifically point out the alleged error, or specify wherein the judge erred in rendering the judgment of which complaint is made. We do not think that this motion was well taken. It appears that in the court helow this case was referred to an auditor, who held as matter of law that an administrator could not, as against the rights of heirs, pay to himself a debt due to him by his intestate and which had become barred by the statute of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Baker v. BushSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858
3Cited by4 opinions
- Adderholt v. AdderholtSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Williams v. McHughCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
- Adderholt v. AdderholtSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Beckham v. BeckhamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908