Watson v. Collins' Adm'r
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuíb Court of Choctaw.-., Tried before tbe Hon. C. W." Bapiek. The complaint in this case was iñ-the following .-words A. R. Davis, adm’r of tbe estate of Wm. Collins, .ctec’d. vs, CL L. Watson, J,„ W. Crowell/., Cf. B. Walken...
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Appeal from the Circuíb Court of Choctaw.-., Tried before tbe Hon. C. W." Bapiek. The complaint in this case was iñ-the following .-words A. R. Davis, adm’r of tbe estate of Wm. Collins, .ctec’d. vs, CL L. Watson, J,„ W. Crowell/., Cf. B. Walken... “ The plaintiff claims- of tbe defendants tbe sum of' one hundred and sixty-one 60-100 dollars, due by their promissory note, made, by them on the 9th August, 1856',' and payable on the 1st January, 1857, with interest thereon y tbe said sum, when collected, being .assets of the estate of William Collins, deceased.”" To,-which the follbwing.plea…
1Opinion of the CourtR. W. Walker, J.
—[1. 2.J In The-margin-of the complaint, the plaintiff is'styled “administrator'of the estate of William Collins, deceased;”'' This, by itself, would be mere descriptiopersonen ; but'the complaint alleges, that the sum sued for will, when collected, be assets of the estate of William Collins, deceased] which is sufficient to show that the suit is brought by the plaintiff in his representative character. — See Harris v. Plant, 31 Ala. 639 ; Arrington v. Hair, 19 Ala. 243 ; Tate v. Shackleford, 24 Ala. 210. Hence, a-plea, alleging facts'which show that the plaintiff’s letters of administration…
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