Buckingham v. Owen
Mississippi Supreme Court
On appeal, from the vice chancery court at Fulton ; Hon. Henry Dickinson, vice chancellor. James Owens filed his bill, alleging that on the 28th day of February, 1840, he recovered, in the circuit court of Monroe county, in this state, a judgment for the sum of $1832 70, against George W. Sims and Bartlett Sims, administrators of Matthew Sims, deceased; that on the second day of July, A. D. 1839, the said George and Bartlett Sims resigned their letters of administration, and…
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On appeal, from the vice chancery court at Fulton ; Hon. Henry Dickinson, vice chancellor. James Owens filed his bill, alleging that on the 28th day of February, 1840, he recovered, in the circuit court of Monroe county, in this state, a judgment for the sum of $1832 70, against George W. Sims and Bartlett Sims, administrators of Matthew Sims, deceased; that on the second day of July, A. D. 1839, the said George and Bartlett Sims resigned their letters of administration, and one John R. Greer appointed administrator de bonis non. That William Hill, Charles M. Weaver, Sterling H. Buckingham,…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. J ustice Clayton
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from the vice chancery court at Fulton.
The bill alleges the recovery of a judgment in the circuit court of Monroe county, in February, 1840, against George and Bartlett Sims, as administrators of Matthew Sims, deceased, but that previous to said judgment, in July, 1839, the said administrators resigned, and one John R. Greer was appointed administrator de bonis non of the said estate. It also alleges that Greer wasted a large portion of the assets which came to his hands, leaving not enough to pay the debts of the…
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