Corbin v. Mills' Ex'ors
Supreme Court of Virginia
Nicholas Mills, an old citizen of Richmond, departed this life on the 13th of September 1862, having made his will, which bore date on the 17th of October 1861, and which was duly admitted to probate in the Hustings court of the city of Richmond on the 24th of September 1862; when his son, Charles S. Mills and Robert R. Howison, two of the executors named in the will, qualified as such; the third nominated executor, his grandson, Thomas V. Robinson, being then in the army,…
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Nicholas Mills, an old citizen of Richmond, departed this life on the 13th of September 1862, having made his will, which bore date on the 17th of October 1861, and which was duly admitted to probate in the Hustings court of the city of Richmond on the 24th of September 1862; when his son, Charles S. Mills and Robert R. Howison, two of the executors named in the will, qualified as such; the third nominated executor, his grandson, Thomas V. Robinson, being then in the army, did not qualify' until the 15th of December 1862. Mr. Mills left a large estate, and a number of children and…
1Opinion of the CourtJoynes, J.
The original bill prays that the executors of Nicholas Mills, deceased, may be required to render an account of all their actings and doings as such executors, and that all questions arising upon the construction of the will of the said testator may be adjudicated and settled by the court; and for general relief, &c.
The bill specifies but one complaint against the conduct of the executors : that is contained in the allegation, that the estate in Caroline has been neglected and mismanaged. This complaint is made the subject of comment in the answer of the executors; but after that, we see no…
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