Heard v. Foster

74 Ga. 830, 1885 Ga. LEXIS 427

• Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
• Decided: April 2, 1885
• Status: Published

Opinion

Hald, Justice.-

' [This case arose from the levy of a ft. fa. in favor of Foster, trustee, against Inman, Swann & Co., upon certain land, to. which a claim was interposed by Mrs. Heard, the widow of-Stephen D. Heard, and a daughter of Richard J. Willis, whddied testate in October, 1866. His will apppinted Heard one of the executors thereof, and the latter qualified and acted.in that capacity. The testator directed a sale of. his property and a division of its proceeds among six légatees, of whom the claimant wks one. Under this ■ power in the will, certain land was'sold by the executors, and at the sale .was bid off by one Strain, who received a conveyance, and on the same day conveyed to the persons who acted as executors, in their individual names, as tenants in common. They took and held possession for several years, having returned to the-court of ordinary the-sale, and charged, themselyes-.with the price. Heard conveyed his interest ,(his wife, the claimant, joining him) to Inman, Swann & Co. After this, the land was partitioned between that firm and their co-tenants. The estate of "Willis has been’ wound up and.his executors discharged by judgment of the ordinary. The execution now levied upon the land issued from- a decree in favor of the'plain-' tiff1, charging it with the payment of his debt. Some ten or twelve years elapsed from the close of the administration to the filing of the claim. The property was found subject. The claimant moved for a new trial, which was denied, and she excepted. See the case just preceding this.]