Halliburton v. Crichton

Appellants Halliburton and Moore filed their bill in the chancery court of Quitman county against appellee, Powell Crichton, executor of the will of Minna Lombard Crichton, deceased, and the other appellees, the heirs at law and the devisees and legatees under her will, to recover from the estate of said decedent damagus for an alleged breach of a contract between the appellants and the decedent, and to sell the lands of the decedent situated in Quitman county for the purpose of paying the debts of the estate, including the alleged indebtedness to appellants. Appellees demurred to the bill;…