Case Name: Brantley v. Hicks, administrator
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1933-10-13
Citations: 177 Ga. 812
Docket Number: No. 9789
Parties: Brantley v. Hicks, administrator.
Judges: All the Justices conaw.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 177
Pages: 812–813

Head Matter:
Brantley v. Hicks, administrator.
No. 9789.
October 13, 1933.

Opinion:
Hill, J.
1. Levy of a tax execution against property in the hands of an administrator for distribution, which execution according to the evidence is excessive, is void, and a sale thereunder will pass no title.
2. Under the facts of this case the court did not err in continuing in force the order restraining a sale of the property levied on. Civil Code, § 4000. This case differs in its facts from Harris Orchard Co. v. Tharpe, 177 Ga. 547, where the complainant was a third party whose remedy is provided in the Civil Code (1910), § 1159.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices conaw.
G. G. Bidgood, for plaintiff in error.
L. fj. Porter and B. G. Hichs, contra.