Hicks v. . Forrest

Mills Taylor died in the year, 1840, intestate, and leaving the following children: James P. Taylor, Elizabeth Jane, wife of John Gill, and Frances, the wife of William P. Forrest. Elizabeth died after her father, and John Gill, her husband, administered on her estate ; and William P. Forrest was then duly appointed administrator upon the estate of Mills Taylor, and took into his possession all of the personal property belonging to it. The intestate, at the time of his death, owned a number of slaves, which were divided among the children.

The bill is filed against William Ik Forrest and his…