Documents regarding John Booth Estate Elbert County, GA

(Asa J. Booth vs James Carter Booth re: Estate of John Booth)

Minutes Elbert County Court of Ordinary, March 22, 1886

GEORGIA, ELBERT COUNTY: To the Ordinary of Said County:

	The petition of A. J. Booth, of Clark County, Georgia, 
respectfully showeth that James Carter Booth, Executor of John Booth 
late of said County deceased is mismanaging the Estate of said deceased,
by refusing to pay the just debts of said deceased, and also the legacy 
bequested to this legatee in and by his last will and testament and by 
fraudulently depriving said creditors and legatees of their rights.

	Your petitioner further showeth that said James Carter Booth 
was qualified as  ___ (unreadable) executor the year 1874 and at the 
time in which he should have paid said debts and legatees as required 
by law has long since expired.

	Your petitioner further showeth that said J. Carter Booth is 
insolvent and that the creditors and legatees of said deceased, are in 
danger of losing their debts and legacies unless James Carter Booth 
is required to give bond and security as such executor.

	Your petition further showeth that he is one of the legatees 
of said deceased and also one of his creditors and that said executor 
has refused and still refuses to pay your petitioner the debt and 
legacy due him from said estate though  often_______(unreadable) 
requested.

	Therefore your petitioner prayeth that said James Carter Booth 
be cited to appear before your Honor on such day as your Honor may fix 
to show cause why he should not give good and approved security as 
herein aforesaid and in default there of that his letters testamentary 
as mentioned aforesaid be revoked. And your petitioner will _________
(unreadable).

March 16, 1886  

Asa J. Booth

Filed in office 22 March 1886 Geo L Almond Ordinary

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Minutes Elbert Court of Ordinary March 22, 1886

ELBERT COURT OF ORDINARY  March  22, 1886

It appearing to the court that the petition of A. J. Booth to require 
J. Carter Booth executor John Booth's estate to give bond and security 
for certain grounds in said petition stated shows sufficient reason for 
granting the rule in said petition prayed for.

	It is therefore ordered that a copy of said petition and this 
rule be served on said J. Carter Booth ten days before the April term 
1886 of this court and that he show cause at said term, if any, he can,
why he should not be required to give bond and security as prayed for.

Geo. L Almond, Ordinary

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Minutes Elbert court of Ordinary 1886

Asa J. Booth vs James Carter Booth exec John Booth decd. Petition to 
require Bond and C.
Served a copy of the within petition and order on James carter Booth
personally March 24th 1886.

D. B. Alexander, Sheriff

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Minutes Court of Ordinary 1886

Asa J. Booth vs J. Carter Booth........... Rule and C.

	After hearing witnesses and argument in this case, it is 
ordered that the same be dismissed at Plaintiff costs to wit Three 
Dollars and Judgment is hereby rendered against Plaintiff for 
said _______(unreadable). April 5, 1886

George L Almond, Ordinary.

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A J. Booth vs J. C. Booth. A.J. Booth admin John Booth  decd:

Suit on account in Elbert Superior Court to March Term 1876. 
Verdict for Plaintiff for Three Hundred dollars principal with interest 
and costs by Consent of Counsel reduced to Two Hundred dollars principal 
with interest and costs.

Whereupon it is ordered considered and adjudged that Plaintiff A. J. 
Boothe do recover of defendants J. C. Boothe and A. J. Boothe as 
administrator of John Boothe deceased the sum of two hundred dollars 
principal and the sum of six dollars costs of suit with interest on 
said principal from March 12, 1876, said sums to be levied of the goods 
and chattels lands and tenements of John Booth deceased in the hand of 
said A. J. Boothe and J. C. Boothe  a _______(unreadable) to be 
administered. This Judgment to bear date March 12th 1876 and 
executed  _______(unreadable;) pro ____(unreadable)   this April 1,
1891, by order of His Honor Hamilton McWorles, Judge of the Superior 
Court of said County.

Judgment signed this April 1, 1891

John P Shannon, Surviving Partner of Edwards and Shannon. Plffs attys. 
Recorded April 6th 1891.


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