Harris' Heirs v. Harris' Adm'r
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Probate Court of Sumter. In tbe matter of tbe final settlement of tbe accounts and vouchers of Socrates Parker, as administrator of tbe estate of Henry H. Harris, deceased.
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Appeal from the Probate Court of Sumter. In tbe matter of tbe final settlement of tbe accounts and vouchers of Socrates Parker, as administrator of tbe estate of Henry H. Harris, deceased. Letters of administration on said decedent’s estate were granted to said Parker, by said probate court of Sumter, on the 13th October, 1862; and the settlement was made on the 8th October, 1866. On the settlement, numerous exceptions were reserved to the rulings of the probate court, both by tbe widow, and by the infant distributees; by whom the appeal was sued out, and errors assigned jointly and…
1Per curiam
A motion is made in this case, “ to strike from the file the transcript, the certificate to which is signed James A. Abrahams, judge of the probate court of Sumter county, on the ground that said Abrahams is not, and was not at the time of signing the certificate, judge of said probate court.” This motion is ovexuled. One sufficient reason for overruling it is,that the right to the office cannot be determined on this motion, and that we must recognize as valid the certificate of the acting judge. Spradling v. State, 17 Ala. 440; Sprowl v. Lawrence, 33 Ala. 674; Heath v. State, 36 Ala. 273;…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sprowl v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
- Heath v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1860
- Mayo v. StoneumSupreme Court of Alabama · 1841
- Bondurant v. BufordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1840
- Flournoy v. ClementsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1845
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