Case Name: Minor et al. v. Hull, administratrix
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1918-01-22
Citations: 21 Ga. App. 623
Docket Number: 8898
Parties: Minor et al. v. Hull, administratrix.
Judges: Wade, G. J., and Jenkins, J., concur
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 21
Pages: 623–623

Head Matter:
8898.
Minor et al. v. Hull, administratrix.
Decided January 22.
— Rehearing denied January 31, 1918.
Complaint; from city court of Atlanta — Judge Eeid. April 21, .1917.
Gober & Jaclcson, W. I. Heyward, for plaintiffs in error.
A. H. Davis, contra.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
1. Suit may be instituted against the heirs of an estate, where the estate has been distributed to them without notice of an existing debt, and the creditor may compel them to contribute pro rata to the payment of his debt. Civil Code (1910), § 3998. Such suit does not necessarily have to be instituted in a court of equity, but may be instituted in a court of law. Jones v. Parker, 55 Ga. 11; Jones v. Parker, 60 Ga. 500. Therefore the city court of Atlanta was not without jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgment in this case.
2. The court did not err in overruling the demurrers of the defendants.
Judgment affirmed.
Wade, G. J., and Jenkins, J., concur