Gould v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Alabama
EekoR to the Chancery Court of Groene. Tried before the Hon. W. W. Mason. The bill in this case was filed by the children of George. Hayes, deceased, against William P. Gould,. Ms executor, after his removal from office. The bill charges the executor with waste, negligence, &c., and prays an account of the assets that have come to his hands.
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EekoR to the Chancery Court of Groene. Tried before the Hon. W. W. Mason. The bill in this case was filed by the children of George. Hayes, deceased, against William P. Gould,. Ms executor, after his removal from office. The bill charges the executor with waste, negligence, &c., and prays an account of the assets that have come to his hands. The bill was filed in May, 1845, and the executor had previously filed his accounts and vouchers for final settlement in the Orphans7' Court. The will of the testator directed that his debts should first be paid; that his executor-should have power to…
1Opinion of the CourtChilton, J.
This is a suit by the children of George Hayes, deceased, calling upon Gould, the late executor of their father’s will, to account for the real and personal estate which came to his hands or under his control,, and charging him with gross negligence in its management, as well as multiplied acts of malfeasance and waste in regard to it.
The case has been elaborately and very ably argued by tho counsel on both sides, and we proceed briefly to announce our conclusions, attained after a careful examination of tho unusually large record. Although very many points have been argued, yet we think they…
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