Neilson v. Cook
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Probate Court of Tuskaloosa. In the matter of the final settlement of the accounts and vouchers of Chelsea M. Cook, as guardian of John H. Neilson, a person of unsound mind.
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Appeal from the Probate Court of Tuskaloosa. In the matter of the final settlement of the accounts and vouchers of Chelsea M. Cook, as guardian of John H. Neilson, a person of unsound mind. The letters of guardianship were granted on the 13th December, 1861; and the final settlement was made, after several continuances, on the 8th January, 1866. The ward was represented on the settlement by Mrs. Mary Neilson, his wife, who had made application for letters of guardianship of his person and estate under the authority of a special act of the legislature, and also by attorney. The bill of…
1Opinion of the Court
A. J. WALKER, C. J.-
The assignments of error present for revision the rulings of the court to which exceptions were taken. They are as follows: 1st, the refusal to charge the guardian, “giving him the benefit of what he received ”, with the value of a note on John S. McCollum, given in August, 1860, which was collected in Confederate treasury-notes, on the 9th March, 1865; 2d, a like refusal to charge as to the value of the note on D. A. Mitchell, which was collected on 7th May, 1865, in Confederate treasury-notes ; 3d, the refusal to charge the guardian with the value of eight hundred…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Powell v. PowellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1846
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- Allen v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1860
- Anderson's Ex'r v. Anderson's HeirsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1861
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- Glenn v. GlennSupreme Court of Alabama · 1868
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