Foteaux v. Lepage
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from the Dubuque District Court. Upon a settlement of the accounts of Foteaux, as administrator of Clement Lepage, deceased, there was found due him, from the estate, the sum of $26,40, for which judgment was rendered in his favor by the county court.
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Appeal from the Dubuque District Court. Upon a settlement of the accounts of Foteaux, as administrator of Clement Lepage, deceased, there was found due him, from the estate, the sum of $26,40, for which judgment was rendered in his favor by the county court. As guardian of the minor heirs of Lepage, there was found to be in his hands, of the estate of his wards, and due to them, respectively, the following sums — that is to say: To Clement Lepage, $387,14; to Louis Lepage, $363,02 ; to Felicite Lepage, $424,90 ;' to Joseph Lepage, $118,06; to William Lepage, $104,78; to Mary Lepage, $52,74.…
1Opinion of the Court
Stockton. J.
— We think the parties have erred in supposing that all these accounts could be considered as a whole, and that they could be taken to the district court, or brought to this court, by one and the same proceeding, in the nature of an appeal. These are all separate and distinct accounts. The accounts of Eoteaux, as administrator, is 'distinct from his accounts as guardian of the heirs. So, his account as guardian of each one of the heirs, is distinct from that of all the others. The county court is required to consider each one separately, and' to render a distinct adjudication upon…
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