Riley v. Norman
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Ashley Circuit Court in Chancery. Hon. T. E. Sorrells, Circuit Judge. The homestead was sold without the consent of the heirs, and sec. S161 Gantt’s Digest, restores it to them. Argue elaborately upon the facts, and insist that the administrator (Johnson) has charged unauthorized commissions, and has failed to áccount for assets coming to his hands, etc.
1Opinion of the CourtEaicin, J.
T.homas P. Tucker died late in 1859, or early in 1860. On the twenty-third of January, 1860, letters of administration were granted to James H. Johnson. ■
His first account-current, confirmed at the July term, 1861, showed that he had disposed of all the effects which came into his hands, leaving the estate, after charge of commissions, indebted to him in the sum of $82.85. • In this settlement he charged himself with the whole value of the property appraised in the inventory, being $5,366.66; and, amongst other things, credited himself with the appraised value of some slaves, $2,150, together…
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