Teasley v. Campbell
Teasley v. Campbell
Opinion of the Court
Myrtiee Vickery Campbell, by her next friend, brought proceedings in the ordinary’s court of Hart county against T. W. Teasley, the defendant in error, to revoke letters of guardianship which had been granted to Teasley. Upon the hearing the application was granted and the letters of guardianship revoked. An appeal was entered from the court of ordinary to the superior court of Hart county; and when the case came on for trial, upon motion of counsel for the defendant in error the court dismissed the appeal, “on the ground that the defendant had no right to appeal from the decision of the court of ordinary in this case, the same being purely a question of law, and that defendant’s only remedy was, by certiorari.” To this ruling the plaintiff in error excepted.
The court erred in dismissing the appeal from the decision made by the court of ordinary. It is provided in the Civil Code, §44-54, that “An appeal lies to the sriperior court from any decision made by. the court or ordinary, except an order appointing a temporary administrator.” And in the case of Maloy v. Maloy, 131 Ga. 579 (62 S. E. 901), it was ruled: “A decision of the court of ordinary, overruling objections to the application of an administrator' or guardian for a discharge, and granting such discharge, is one from
Judgment reversed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- TEASLEY, guardian v. CAMPBELL, by next friend
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- Published