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Denny v. GardnerDenny v. Gardner

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 16, 1919
No. 1072
Reporters:
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Before:
Gilbert
Gilbert, J.

1. A suit in equity can not be maintained at ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍the instance of some of the distributees of an estate, to recover personal property thereof, except through the legal representative of such ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍estate, unless there be collusion,’ insolvency, unwillingness to collect the assets, or some other like special circumstances. Morgan v. Woods, 69 Ga. 599; Mason v. Atlanta Fire Co., 70 Ga. 604, 607 (48 ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍Am. R. 585); Smith v. Turner, 112 Ga. 533, 535 (37 S. E. 705); Moughon v. Masterson, 140 Ga. 699 (79 S. E. 561); Pair v. Pair, 147 Ga. 754, 759 (95 S. E. 295). Applying this principle, it ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍was not error to sustain the demurrer and dismiss the petition.

2. The foregoing ruling disposes of the ease, and it is unnecessary ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍to deal with other assignments of error.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Denny v. Gardner
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Apr 16, 1919
Citations: 149 Ga. 42; 99 S.E. 27; 1919 Ga. LEXIS 108; No. 1072
Docket Number: No. 1072
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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