Harman v. McMullin
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Smyth county, entered July 19th, 1886, in the cause of Mary J. McMullin and Fayetta McMullin, an infant by her next friend, against F. Alexander, administrator of Fayette McMullin, deceased, and the sureties on his official bond, to recover the amount claimed to be due from the administrator, by which decree John P. Sheffey was appointed receiver and decreed to recover from said administrator and his sureties, Hezekiah Harman and…
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Appeal from decree of circuit court of Smyth county, entered July 19th, 1886, in the cause of Mary J. McMullin and Fayetta McMullin, an infant by her next friend, against F. Alexander, administrator of Fayette McMullin, deceased, and the sureties on his official bond, to recover the amount claimed to be due from the administrator, by which decree John P. Sheffey was appointed receiver and decreed to recover from said administrator and his sureties, Hezekiah Harman and others, a large amount of money, and to hold the same until further orders of the court; and from another decree of said…
1Opinion of the CourtHinton, J.
This suit was instituted at March rules, 1884, by Mary J. McMullin, the widow, and Fayetta, the sole and infant daughter of Fayette McMullin, deceased, against F. Alexander, administrator of said McMullin, and the sureties upon his official bond, to enforce the payment of a large amount of money shown to be due the estate upon an ex parte settlement of the accounts of said administrator. Proper proceedings were had and proper accounts were taken ; and at a special term of the court held on the 19th day of July, 1886, a decree was rendered confirming the last report of the commissioner;…
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