Crigler's committee v. Alexander's ex'or
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was a suit in equity in the circuit court of Clarke county, brought by the committee of Robert 3?. Crigler, a lunatic, against the executor of John Alexander, deceased, a former committee of said lunatic, for the settlement of the accounts of said Alexander as committee of said Crigler.
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This was a suit in equity in the circuit court of Clarke county, brought by the committee of Robert 3?. Crigler, a lunatic, against the executor of John Alexander, deceased, a former committee of said lunatic, for the settlement of the accounts of said Alexander as committee of said Crigler. Alexander was appointed a committee of said Crigler in 1838, and continued to act as such committee until his death in 1875; and never settled his accounts as such committee in all that time, though he seems to have kept an account of his receipts and disbursements. The estate of Crigler consisted of a…
1Opinion of the CourtStaples, J.
In the year 1838 John Alexander qualified as committee of Robert H. Crigler, an insane person. As such committee he took possession of the estate of the lunatic, consisting of a small tract of land and a few *676slaves. He continued in the discharge of the duties of his trust until his death, in January, 1875, without having, however, settled his accounts during all that time. The object of the present bill is to obtain such settlement, and a decree for wrhat is due by the intestate. There is no controversy with respect to the funds which came into the hands of Alexander, or the manner in which…
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