Amos' Administrators v. Heatherby

Judge Marshall

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This bill was filed by John Heatherby, as assignee of James Amos, sole heir and distributee of Joseph Amos, deceased, against J. B. Amos and James Wilson, administrators of Joseph, and their sureties, for an account and distribution of the estate of the decedent. A decree was rendered in favor of the complainant, for two hundred and seventy eight dollars, from which the defendants have appealed.

A settlement made by the administrators with the County Court commissioners, is exhibited in the bill, which surcharges several of the credits therein…