Fellows v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Dallas. Heard before the Hon. Charles Turner. The original bill in this case was filed on the 6th August, 1877, by William H. Eellows, as the administrator de bonis non of the estate of Thornton B. Goldsby, deceased, John H. Chapman, John E- Blevins, and others, creditors of Ben.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Dallas. Heard before the Hon. Charles Turner. The original bill in this case was filed on the 6th August, 1877, by William H. Eellows, as the administrator de bonis non of the estate of Thornton B. Goldsby, deceased, John H. Chapman, John E- Blevins, and others, creditors of Ben. Edwards Grey, deceased, against John White, as the personal representative of the estate of said Grey, and against Charles T. Lewis and his wife, Henrietta M. Lewis; and sought to set aside as fraudulent, either actually or constructively, several conveyances of property made by said…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
— Although it is true decedents can leave but one estate, in whatever different jurisdictions it may be situated, there may be, and often are, two or more different administrations, if the property be in two or more States. The administration granted at the place of the last re si*352dence, is called tlie domiciliary administration ; but administrators appointed in other jurisdictions have the same title in, and power over the property within their jurisdiction, as the chief administrator has over the property within his jurisdiction. Each, in the performance of his duties, must conform to the…
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