Draughon v. French's adm'or
Supreme Court of Alabama
In error to a decree of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, exercising Chancery jurisdiction. This was the case of a bill in equity, filed in the’ Circuit Court of Monroe County, in February eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, by James H. Draugh-on and Jane Edwards, against LafdnerC. French amcl Mary, his wife.
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In error to a decree of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, exercising Chancery jurisdiction. This was the case of a bill in equity, filed in the’ Circuit Court of Monroe County, in February eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, by James H. Draugh-on and Jane Edwards, against LafdnerC. French amcl Mary, his wife. The bill alleged, that Magnus Draughon of Monroe* County, died on the eighth day of September, eighteen hundred and twenty, intestate, leaving his widow, Mary Draughon, James H. Draughon, Robert-H. Draughon. Miller C. Draughon, and Jane Edwards, his brothers and sisters, entitled to…
1Opinion of the CourtGoldthwaite, J.
— This cause has be'en re-' *361moved to this Court by writ of error, and it is now assigned for cause of reversal—
1st. That the bill in which Lardner C. French was charged as administrator of his own wrong,should not have been dismissed.-
2nd. That the bill of revivor against Medloek, as-the administrator cf Magnus Draughon, should not have been dismissed.-
3rd. That the final decree, dismissing the bill, as-to French, administrator' of Locke, should not have’ been made.-
Since the cause has been removed to this Court,, one of the complainants, Jane Edwards, has died ; and her personal…
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