Seawell v. Buckley's Distributees
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Probate Court of Mobile. • This was au appeal by tbe appellant, W. B. Seawell, from a decree rendered ’on final settlement of his administration of the estate of Horace B. Buckley, deceased. Horace Buckley died iu 1864, and letters of administration were granted by tbe probate court of Mobile to W. W. Buckley. Said W. W. having died without making settlement, Joseph J. T. Wilson succeeded him in the administration, Seawell becoming one of bis sureties.
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Appeal from Probate Court of Mobile. • This was au appeal by tbe appellant, W. B. Seawell, from a decree rendered ’on final settlement of his administration of the estate of Horace B. Buckley, deceased. Horace Buckley died iu 1864, and letters of administration were granted by tbe probate court of Mobile to W. W. Buckley. Said W. W. having died without making settlement, Joseph J. T. Wilson succeeded him in the administration, Seawell becoming one of bis sureties. In 1867, Wilson died, without having made a settlement, and Seawell was appointed administrator, de bonis non, of said Horace’s…
1Opinion of the CourtJudge, J.
-We are not informed on what ground the court of probate proceeded in vacating, at a term subse*594quent to its rendition, the decree of the court rendered on the final settlement of the administration of J. J. T. Wilson, the predecessor of appellant as administrator of Horace B. Buckley. So far as we can discover, it was without error or irregularity, and the court had full jurisdiction of the subject matter. Wilson had died without having made a settlement of his administration. The appellant was appointed his successor in the administration, and, on the application of appellant, the…
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