Munden v. Bailey
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Perry. Llearcl before the.Hon. Charles Turner. The original bill in this case was filed on the 6th November, 1876, by James F. Bailey, as administrator of the estate of .Needham Munden, deceased, against the distributees of said estate, who were Mrs. Nancy B. Munden, his widow, and William P. and Walter C. Munden, his two sons; and sought a settlement of his accounts as administrator, and also as piasiguardian for the two sons at their…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Perry. Llearcl before the.Hon. Charles Turner. The original bill in this case was filed on the 6th November, 1876, by James F. Bailey, as administrator of the estate of .Needham Munden, deceased, against the distributees of said estate, who were Mrs. Nancy B. Munden, his widow, and William P. and Walter C. Munden, his two sons; and sought a settlement of his accounts as administrator, and also as piasiguardian for the two sons at their instance and request, and to enjoin proceedings in the Probate Court to compel a settlement. The complainant’s letters of…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
As we shall hereafter show, several errors were committed in the court below, which will cause a reversal of the decree rendered by the chancellor in this cause. A remandment will follow, and a re-statement of the account will become necessary. We shall, therefore, endeavor to give'such directions, and to so declare the rules to be observed by the register, that he may, on another trial, so state the account that, if possible, the litigation between these parties, which has become very earnest, if not acrimonious, may be hastened to an adjustment. In doing so, we will not only consider and…
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