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26 Ga. 149

Dixon v. Rutherford

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 15, 1858

Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1858-06-15

At the May Term, 1858, of the Superior Court of Muscogee county, Adolphus S. Rutherford as receiver of certain property belonging to the estate of Daniel McDougald, deceased, moved the Court on petition, for leave to sell some of the property of said estate, for the purpose of paying taxes on lands of said estate, in the States of Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently June 1996

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Decided 1858-06-15

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¶1*150By the Court.

Lumpkin, J.

¶2delivering the opinion.

¶3There are two objections to the order granted by the Court, in this case:

¶4First: It is too vague and general. It specifies no particular property which is to be sold for the purpose of raising money to pay taxes. Under this indefinite authority, the receiver might sacrifice the most valuable real estate in the city of, Columbus, to raise funds to pay taxes upon other real estate in Arkansas and elsewhere. The money had best be obtained otherwise, if possible. And if property must be sold for this purpose, let it be designated in the order.

¶5Our second objection to the order is, that it is not founded upon sufficient proof. The receiver makes the application upon the bare statement of the complainant in the creditor’s bill, and who is the solicitor of the receiver in the prosecution of the suit.

¶6We hold that the evidence is too uncertain and unsatisfactory to warrant the order.. It is set out in the bill of exceptions, that the statement upon which the order was granted, was not controverted or denied. Dixon as administrator of McDougald, was present resisting the order. And the onus was upon the party applying, to show by competent testimony, the necessity for passing the order.

¶7Judgment reversed.

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