Cawthorn v. Jones
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Crenshaw Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Jno. A. Foster. The purpose of the bill, and the case made by the record are sufficiently indicated in the opinion. On the final hearing, had on pleadings and proof, a decree was entered in the court below, dismissing complainants’ bill, from which this appeal was taken. That decree is here assigned as error.
1Opinion of the Court
SOMERVILLE, J.-
— The bill is filed by the appellants, three of the sureties on the official bond of one O. S. Jones, who, as sheriff of Crenshaw county, became ex officio administrator of the estate of one Bryan. He died without making any settlement of his administration, and the appellee, who is made sole defendant to the bill, took out letters of administration upon said Jones’ estate in September, 1876, having been himself also one of the sureties on said bond. In December, 1879, appellee made a final settlement of O. S. Jones’ administration of Bryan’s estate, all of the complainants…
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