Sullivan v. Blackwell
Mississippi Supreme Court
ON appeal from the probate court of Smith county; Hon. William Cox, probate judge of Smith county. The facts of the case are contained in the opinion of the court.
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ON appeal from the probate court of Smith county; Hon. William Cox, probate judge of Smith county. The facts of the case are contained in the opinion of the court. The plaintiff in error assigns the following as errors in the court below: — I. The court erred in overruling the application, made by Sullivan for a continuance of the cause to the next term of the court. 2. The court erred in overruling the objection to the introduction of parol testimony, to prove that Sullivan was in court at the time the settlement was made, and in permitting other evidence than the record to be introduced to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice HaNDY
This was a petition filed in the probate court of Smith county, by the appellant, a ward, against the appellee, his guardian, alleging that the guardian had returned to that court several annual accounts which were improper and erroneous, and at the October term, 1851, that he returned what -purported to be his final account. The petition seeks to set aside this account on the following grounds. 1. That it was made without legal notice, and the record does not show that any notice was given, or that the petitioner appeared in court when it was before the court. 2. Because it charges the…
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