Catterlin v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Probate Court of Choctaw. In the matter of the estate of William Hawkins, deceased, on the application of Mrs. Delia M. Morgan, who was the widow of said intestate, to set aside a decree rendered by said probate court on the 5th Angust, 1864, on final settlement of the accounts of S. E. Catterlin, the administrator; which decree was in the following words : “ This day comes up for final action and decree, according to previous order of the court, the account…
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Appeal from the Probate Court of Choctaw. In the matter of the estate of William Hawkins, deceased, on the application of Mrs. Delia M. Morgan, who was the widow of said intestate, to set aside a decree rendered by said probate court on the 5th Angust, 1864, on final settlement of the accounts of S. E. Catterlin, the administrator; which decree was in the following words : “ This day comes up for final action and decree, according to previous order of the court, the account current and vouchers heretofore filed by S. E. Catterlin, administrator of the estate, of .William Hawkins, deceased,…
1Opinion of the CourtB. F. Saffold, J.
The appeal is taken from a decree of the probate court vacating a final settlement, which the appellant, as administrator of the estate of William Hawkins, had made on the 5th of August, 1864. The application to set aside the settlement was presented by the appellee, as the widow of the intestate, and she does not appear to represent any other than her own interest in the estate. The grounds of objection alleged in the petition are: 1st, that the decree is vague and uncertain; 2d, that it was “rendered upon Confederate bonds *503and assets, and execution ordered to issue for the collection of…
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