Legal Opinion

Allen v. Allen

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 7, 1943No. 14623PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. Under the rulings in the cases of Teasley v. Bradley, 110 Ga. 497 (35 S.E. 782, 78 Am. St. R. 113), and Rucker v. Maddox, 114 Ga. 899 (41 S.E. 68) the petition stated a cause of action.

2. Where a wife places funds in the hands of her husband, under his agreement to receive, invest, and reinvest the same from time to time for her benefit, and to hold the proceeds and the profits thereof subject to her demand, the statute of limitations does not begin to run against the wife to call for an accounting until there has been an account rendered, accompanied by an offer to settle, a refusal upon…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Teasley v. BradleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Grant v. HartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  3. McDonald v. DabneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  4. Guffin v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  5. Jackson v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Moore v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  2. Hasty v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
  3. Stow v. HargroveSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  4. Allen v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  5. Cooper v. AycockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945

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