O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 9-13-123 (2019)

Affidavit of illegality - By whom filed

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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An affidavit of illegality may be filed by an attorney in fact or by an executor, administrator, or other trustee.

History

(Orig. Code 1863, § 3596;

Code 1868, § 3620; Code 1873, § 3670; Code 1882, § 3670; Civil Code 1895, § 4741; Civil Code 1910, § 5310; Code 1933, § 39-1002.)

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Agent may make affidavit of illegality. Van Dyke v. Besser, 34 Ga. 268 (1866). Attaching to affidavit writing showing agent’s authority to file. - It is not necessary that any writing showing agent’s authority to file be attached to affidavit of illegality. Cook v. Buchanan, 86 Ga. 760, 13 S.E. 83 (1891); Lewis v. Beck & Gregg Hdwe. Co., 137 Ga. 515, 73 S.E. 739 (1912). Attorney in fact under this section

is not necessarily an attorney at law. Misenheimer v. Gainey, 11 Ga. App. 509, 75 S.E. 844 (1912). Temporary administrator may file affidavit of illegality to an execution proceeding to sell the intestate’s lands, and the permanent administrator will, on motion, be allowed to become a party to the proceeding. Reese v. Burts, 39 Ga. 565 (1869).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 30 Am. Jur. 2d, Executions and Enforcement of Judgments, § 269 et seq.

C.J.S. - 33 C.J.S., Executions, § 288 et seq.