Babson v. McEachin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Highsmith. Jeff Davis superior court. May 6, 1916. The petition alleged, that a married woman owning described' land was unduly induced by her husband to sell the land to him for a valuable consideration and to execute to him a deed in pursuance of an order granted by the judge of the superior court of her domicile, purporting, to have been obtained upon her application, whereas in fact the application was made by her husband in her name and…
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Highsmith. Jeff Davis superior court. May 6, 1916. The petition alleged, that a married woman owning described' land was unduly induced by her husband to sell the land to him for a valuable consideration and to execute to him a deed in pursuance of an order granted by the judge of the superior court of her domicile, purporting, to have been obtained upon her application, whereas in fact the application was made by her husband in her name and without her consent; that after execution of the deed her husband borrowed certain money from a bank at a usurious rate…
1Opinion of the CourtEish, C. J.
1. A temporary administrator may be appointed for the purpose of collecting and taking care of the effects of the deceased, his appointment to continue and have effect until permanent letters are granted. Civil Code, § 3935. He takes no interest in land of the'estate, and can not bring an action for its recovery or consent to .such an action being brought. Doris v. Story, 122 Ga. 611 (50 S. E. 348). Owing to the limited powers of a temporary administrator, an 'estate of a decedent can not be affected by a suit instituted against the temporary administrator by a grantor of land, to cancel a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sellers v. PageSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Doris v. StorySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Saffold v. Scottish American Mortgage Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Bird v. TrapnellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
- Meeks v. RoanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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