57 Ga. App. 259 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1938
Malinda Galt, as guardian of William A. Galt, filed her petition in the court of ordinary, Cherokee County, Georgia, asking for compensation for services which she alleges she rendered in the preparation of the suit of her ward against the United States on a war-risk insurance policy. She alleged that she spent many days and weeks in the preparation of said suit, interviewing witnesses, conferring with counsel and attendance in court. Demurrers to plaintiff’s petition were filed by William A. Galt by and through his next friend, Vaux Owen. An answer subject to the demurrers was also filed. An amendment was filed by plaintiff to the original petition; defendant demurred to the petition as amended, and amended his demurrer to include a plea to the jurisdiction of the court. The demurrers were overruled in the court of ordinary and judgment was rendered awarding the guardian the sum of $500 for extra and unusual services in the preparation and trial of the said war-risk insurance case. . From this judgment of the court of ordinary an appeal was entered to the superior court. There was a judgment in the superior court overruling the demurrers, and it is on the judgment of the superior court overruling the demurrers that plaintiff in error now assigns error.
The special demurrers were sufficiently met by amendment, and we will only discuss the questions raised by the general demurrer and the demurrer to the jurisdiction of the court of ordinary over the subject-matter. Code, § 49-223, provides that “Guardians shall be allowed the same commissions for receiving and pajdng out the estates of their wards as are allowed to administrators. Extra compensation and traveling expenses shall be allowed to them upon the same principles as to administrators.” In this connection, Code, § 113-2007, provides that “An administrator required to travel out of his county in the discharge of his duty shall be allowed the amount of his actual disbursements, to be proved by his own statements under oath. The ordinary may also allow him a reasonable compensation for the time devoted to this service: Provided, under the circumstances, the ordinary adjudges such additional compensation a proper charge against the estate.” See also, in this connection, Code, § 113-2008. It is insisted that
Judgment affirmed.