Bailey v. McAlpin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action on bond. Before Judge Norwood. City court of Savannah. September 1, 1904. Fripp was appointed county administrator of Chatham county, Bailey and Harrison signing his bond as sureties.
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Action on bond. Before Judge Norwood. City court of Savannah. September 1, 1904. Fripp was appointed county administrator of Chatham county, Bailey and Harrison signing his bond as sureties. Soon thereafter Fripp was appointed temporary administrator of Kelley, the order reciting that be had applied for permanent letters, -but that the time required by law before they could issue had not yet expired, and that in the meantime it was necessary that some one should be appointed to collect and take charge of the goods and chattels of the deceased. Subsequently Fripp resigned as county…
1Opinion of the CourtLamar, J.
The law in reference to county administrators was not intended to affect other provisions of the code. It was rather supplementary and intended to provide for an officer who should, be bound to qualify when, because of the meager assets, inability to give bond, or want of resident heirs or of persons interested, the-estate was likely to be unrepresented. But there was no presumption that the estate would likely be unrepresented. In order to let that fact be tested, notice must be given. The code authorizes the ordinary to vest the administration in the county administrator, “a citation being…
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