Legal Opinion

Werborn v. Pinney

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 15, 1884PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the Probate Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. Price Williams, Jr. On the final settlement of the accounts of George F. Werborn, as executor of the last will and testament of Adolph M. Solomon, deceased, a decree was rendered by said Probate Court, on 11th July, 1881, by which a balance of $203.37 was ascertained to be due from the executor; and the decree then proceeded thus : “ And the said executor is hereby directed to pay the said balance of $803.37 over…

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Appeal from the Probate Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. Price Williams, Jr. On the final settlement of the accounts of George F. Werborn, as executor of the last will and testament of Adolph M. Solomon, deceased, a decree was rendered by said Probate Court, on 11th July, 1881, by which a balance of $203.37 was ascertained to be due from the executor; and the decree then proceeded thus : “ And the said executor is hereby directed to pay the said balance of $803.37 over to said Amanda M. Pinney” [the widow of the testator, she having married again], “ to be by her received, held and…

1Opinion of the Court

STONE, O. J.

— Werborn was executor of the will of Adolph M. Solomon, deceased, and uas brought to a final settlement of his administration, at the instance of Amanda M., the widow, who had intermarried with one Pinney. The settlement was had in the Probate Court. In filing his account for settlement, the executor had set forth, as the persons entitled to share in the estate, Mrs. Pinney, testator’s surviving wife, and Adolpha, his only child, an infant over fourteen years of age. A guardian ad litem was appointed to represent the interests of the infant, who filed exceptions to the account…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mason v. Pate'sSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
  2. Wiswell v. MunroeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1842
  3. Stephens v. Norris, Stodder & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1848
  4. McArthur v. DaneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
  5. Pinney v. WerbornSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Dunton v. McCookSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  2. Roach v. PrivettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  3. Ex parte State, in re NewtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
  4. Thomason v. GraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
  5. Faust v. RagsdaleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949

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