Loury v. Herbert
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the probate court of Carroll county. This was a petition filed in the probate court of Carroll county by Loury and wife, who state, that Mrs. Loury is entitled to the property of her deceased husband, A. W. King, exempted by law from execution; that she has never received the same or any part thereof; but that J. H. Herbert, the administrator of said A. W. King’s estate, sold the same as the property of the intestate, and applied the proceeds for the benefit of…
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In error from the probate court of Carroll county. This was a petition filed in the probate court of Carroll county by Loury and wife, who state, that Mrs. Loury is entitled to the property of her deceased husband, A. W. King, exempted by law from execution; that she has never received the same or any part thereof; but that J. H. Herbert, the administrator of said A. W. King’s estate, sold the same as the property of the intestate, and applied the proceeds for the benefit of the estate. The petition seeks to recover from the administrator the prices which the property brought at the sale. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fisher
The plaintiffs in error filed their petition in the probate court of Carroll county, against the defendant in error, as administrator of one A. W. King, deceased, alleging that the said Ara-bella T. Loury, as the widow of the said King, before her marriage with the said James R. Loury, was entitled to the personal estate of the intestate, by law exempt from execution during 'his lifetime. The court below dismissed the petition, on the ground that the widow is only entitled to the personal property .exempt from execution, where the estate of her husband is in.-.solvent.
The act of 1839 (Hutch.…
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