Pierce v. Smith

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Pierce v. Smith

102 S.E. 648, 25 Ga. App. 101, 1920 Ga. App. LEXIS 621

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedMarch 18, 1920

Docket11153

StatusPublished

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Pierce v. Smith, 102 S.E. 648, 25 Ga. App. 101, 1920 Ga. App. LEXIS 621 (Ga. Ct. App. 1920).

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Smith, J.

In a contest as to' the selection of an administrator, where the decedent left no children, but left several sisters and the children of two deceased brothers as his heirs at law, the children of a deceased brother would together have one vote in the selection of the administrator. See Civil Code (1910), §§ 3931, 3943, subsections 2 and 3; Mattox v. Embry, 131 Ga. 283, 287 (62 S. E. 202).

Judgment affirmed.

Jenkins, P. J., and Stephens, J., concur. H. F. Lawson, for plaintiffs in error. H. E. Coates, contra.

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Smith, J.

In a contest as to' the selection of an administrator, where the decedent left no children, but left several sisters and the children of two deceased brothers as his heirs at law, the children of a deceased brother would together have one vote in the selection of the administrator. See Civil Code (1910), §§ 3931, 3943, subsections 2 and 3; Mattox v. Embry, 131 Ga. 283, 287 (62 S. E. 202).

Judgment affirmed.

Jenkins, P. J., and Stephens, J., concur. H. F. Lawson, for plaintiffs in error. H. E. Coates, contra.

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