Worthy v. Battle
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action on bond. Before Judge Littlejohn. Sumter superior court. February 22, 1905. In June, 1885, J. Bandolph Battle, of Schley county, died intestate, leaving an estate consisting of both realty and personalty. During the same jrear,. William J. Boss and C. L. Boss were duly appointed administrators upon his estate, and among the sureties signing their bond were K. L. Worthy and Mrs. Edna L. Battle, the widow of the intestate.
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Action on bond. Before Judge Littlejohn. Sumter superior court. February 22, 1905. In June, 1885, J. Bandolph Battle, of Schley county, died intestate, leaving an estate consisting of both realty and personalty. During the same jrear,. William J. Boss and C. L. Boss were duly appointed administrators upon his estate, and among the sureties signing their bond were K. L. Worthy and Mrs. Edna L. Battle, the widow of the intestate. All of the lands belonging to the estate were sold at administrators’ sale, Mrs. Battle becoming the purchaser. She afterwards conveyed by deed to Mrs. A. S. Boss, the…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
(After stating the facts.) Before undertaking to deal specifically with the questions presented by the motion for a new trial, it is pertinent to observe that the sale conducted by the administrators of J. Randolph Battle, whereby the lands belonging to his estate were disposed of to his widow as the highest and best ■bidder, has never been judicially declared inoperative as between the parties to this litigation, or their privies, or ever been formally set aside. As early as the March term, 1888, of Schley superior court, the sureties on the bond of the administrators elected to abandon…
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