Dennis v. Smith

61 Ga. 269

• Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
• Decided: August 15, 1878
• Status: Published

Opinion

Warner, Chief Justice.

This was an action of assumpsit brought by the plaintiff against the defendant to recover a sum of money alleged to be due in consequence of his receipt of certain cotton from the administratrix of the estate of Green K. Dennis, deceased, and making sale thereof for his own use and benefit, and failing to account therefor to the plaintiff, as one of the distributees of said estate, and alleging that said administratrix refuses to sue the defendant for the recovery of the money for which the cotton belonging to said estate, was sold by defendant, who, it is alleged, fraudulently paid said administratrix in certain railroad stock which was worthless, etc. The defendant demurred to the plaintiff’s declaration, which demurrer the court sustained, and the plaintiff excepted. There was no error in sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s declaration— inasmuch as it is not alleged that the administratrix, or her securities on her bond, are insolvent, and because she is not made a party to the suit in order that she may be heard as the legal representative of the estate.

Let the judgment of the court below be affirmed.