Pearson v. Darrington
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Dallas. Tried before Hon. W. W. MasoN. This bill was filed by the plaintiffs in error, against the defendant, as the administrator with the will annexed of William Matherson, deceased, to recover certain legacies which were bequeathed by said testator to Maria Pearson, one of tbe complainants, and for an account and settlement of the administration.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Dallas. Tried before Hon. W. W. MasoN. This bill was filed by the plaintiffs in error, against the defendant, as the administrator with the will annexed of William Matherson, deceased, to recover certain legacies which were bequeathed by said testator to Maria Pearson, one of tbe complainants, and for an account and settlement of the administration. A supplemental bill was afterwards filed, which alleges, that after tbe filing of said original bill, said administrator petitioned tbe Orphans’'Court of Clarke county for a sale of tbe personal property of said…
1Opinion of the CourtChilton, J.
— The motion made by Darrington to dissolve the injunction in the court below, was made at the December term, 1851, and the Chancellor, under the written agreement of the respective counsel, held the cause under advisement, with the permission of said counsel that the cause should be decided and returned in vacation. The Chancellor pronounced a decree dissolving the injunction, but upon the application of the complainants granted an appeal, and ordered the injunction to remain of force until the appeal should be tried by the Supreme Court, on the execution of a bond, which was duly entered…
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