Jones v. Irvine's Executors
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the circuit court of Adams county; Hon Stan-hope Posey, judge. The opinion of the court contains a sufficient statement of the facts of the case. filed an elaborate brief, reviewing at length the case.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Yerger
The plaintiffs in error, claiming to be the residuary legatees of the last will and testament of George McCrakin, deceased, brought this suit against the defendants, who are executors, &c. of Walter Irvine, deceased, for the purpose of charging the estate of Irvine, on account of an alleged liability incurred by Irvine, as surety on the bonds of Thomas Munce, who qualified as the executor, &c. of McCrakin. The bond was executed in 1819. The breach alleged is, that Munce wasted *363and converted to his own use a large sum of money, which remained in his hands after the payment of debts and…
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