Wilson v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appjsal from the Probate Court of Shelby. In the matter of the final settlement of the accounts and vouchers of John B. Wilson, as guardian of Martha J. Wilson, his ward! Martha J. Wilson was the sole distributee of the estate of II. II.
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Appjsal from the Probate Court of Shelby. In the matter of the final settlement of the accounts and vouchers of John B. Wilson, as guardian of Martha J. Wilson, his ward! Martha J. Wilson was the sole distributee of the estate of II. II. Wilson, her deceased father, who died, intestate, in 1841. In September, 1841, the orphans’ court of Shelby appointed John W. Roper and Benjamin E. Randall, as administrators of the estate of said H. H. Wilson, and accepted and approved their official bond, with Samuel Brasher, J. B. Wilson, and J. M. McClanahan, as sureties. On the 11th October, 1841, said…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
In the present case, we have to deal with two guardianships, two administrations, one suit in chancery, two or more transfers from one court to another, and several renewals of bonds. Hence, if the record had been made out with the strictest regard to method, the questions presented would necessarily have been complicated. The complication of the case, however, is much increased, by a very great, disregard, in the preparation of the record, of the proper connection of both subjects and dates. We forbear to particularize, but feel justified in saying, that should another record come before us…
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