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Spencer v. PeakeSpencer v. Peake

Supreme Court of Georgia
Dec 4, 1884
Reporters:
Before:
Blandford
Blandford, Justice.

[Erwin, administrator of Tumlin, deceased, petitioned the ordinary for leave to ‍​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍resign his trust. This was resisted by certain heirs-at-law -of Tumlin The ordinary granted the application, and appeal was taken and a verdict ‍​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍rendered in favor of the applicant, but no judgment was entered. Erwin died, and his administrator moved to enter a judgmént nunc pro tunc on ‍​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍the verdict. The heirs of Tumlin were made parties defendant to the motion, and resisted it, on the ground that Erwin had died, ‍​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍and that some of them were minors when the application to resign was made by him, and were not properly made parties. The ‍​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍objection was overruled, and the judgment allowed to be entered. Objectors excepted.]

Case Details

Case Name: Spencer v. Peake
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Dec 4, 1884
Citation: 73 Ga. 803
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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