Bidwell v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Mobile Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas H. Smith.. In the administration of the estate in the chancery court, on a controversy between Jennie H. Bidwell as executrix, and Howard, D. Johnson and others, there was a decree awarding counsel fees to be charged as cost of the administration, and from this decree the executrix appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
Appellant, Jennie H. Bidwell, qualified as executrix of the last will of Rufus Dane, deceased, in the probate court of Mobile county. Inventory of the estate was dnly filed by her, and the same was duly appraised. More than three years thereafter, *196no final Settlement of her administration baying been bad, appellees, as some of tbe distributees of said estate, filed a motion in tbe probate court to require sucb final settlement to be made as a partial settlement only, as prayed by tbe executrix. It was ordered on the motion of appellees that tbe executrix be required to give bond. Subsequently…
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