Bramblet v. Webb
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the probate court of Amite county; Hon. John Walker, judge. A petition was filed by Elkanah L. Bramblet, administrator of James M. Norwood, in the probate court, to have the estate of Norwood declared insolvent. He represented that he had sold all the real and personal estate, and the amount of good assets received or to be received, as $4090-38, and the debts unpaid, $4493-92; the debts paid, $5213-53; showing a deficit of $5617-07, besides fees, &c.
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Appeal from the probate court of Amite county; Hon. John Walker, judge. A petition was filed by Elkanah L. Bramblet, administrator of James M. Norwood, in the probate court, to have the estate of Norwood declared insolvent. He represented that he had sold all the real and personal estate, and the amount of good assets received or to be received, as $4090-38, and the debts unpaid, $4493-92; the debts paid, $5213-53; showing a deficit of $5617-07, besides fees, &c. This petition was filed at the August term, 1847. His letters of administration were granted on the 25th September, 1843. The…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sharkey
The appellant, at the August term, 1847, of the probate court of Amite county, presented his petition as administrator of the estate of James M. Norwood,, deceased, in which he represented the estate insolvent, and prayed that it might be so declared, and commissioners of insolvency appointed. The creditors resisted the application, and the court sustained their objections, and dismissed the petition.
Administration was granted in September, 1843, nearly four years before this petition was presented. In the petition, the administrator represents the proceeds of the sale of real and personal…
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