Adams v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Georgia
Motion to re yoke Letters of Administration. Tried before Judge Warner. In Meriwether Superior Court, on appeal from the Ordinary. August Term, 1866. In 1837, Joseph Allen executed a bond to one Yeal, conditioned to make to Yeal warranty titles to a certain lot of land in Meriwether county, as soon as the grant issued from the State, and such titles were demanded. In 1813, the grant issued to Allen, but so far as appears, no demand upon him for titles was ever made.
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Motion to re yoke Letters of Administration. Tried before Judge Warner. In Meriwether Superior Court, on appeal from the Ordinary. August Term, 1866. In 1837, Joseph Allen executed a bond to one Yeal, conditioned to make to Yeal warranty titles to a certain lot of land in Meriwether county, as soon as the grant issued from the State, and such titles were demanded. In 1813, the grant issued to Allen, but so far as appears, no demand upon him for titles was ever made. The bond is still outstanding. Allen died in Alabama, a resident of that State. Letters of admistration upon bis estate, were…
1Opinion of the Court
Habéis, J.
[1] The question made by this record is, whether the Ordinary of Meriwether county had any jurisdiction to appoint an administrator upon the estate of Joseph Allen, deceased, who died a citizen of Alabama, leaving no property in Meriwether county ?
Allen had, many years ago, been a citizen of said county, and, previous to his removal, had sold his lot of land in Meriwether to Yeal, and gave to him his bond to make titles upon the payment of the purchase money. During his life he received the full amount of the purchase money; he died leaving no property wdiatever in said county.
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