State v. Crutcher's Adm'r
Tennessee Supreme Court
This bill was filed in tlie chancery court at Nashville upon tlie facts and for the purpose stated in the opinion. At the November Term, 1852, chancellor Bkibst presiding, there was a decree ordering the account prayed for in the bill, and the respondent appealed. argued: There is no provision in our statute of limitations, or in the Act of 1115, ch. 48, § 9, passed for the benefit of dead men’s. estates,' including the State, either express or implied.
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This bill was filed in tlie chancery court at Nashville upon tlie facts and for the purpose stated in the opinion. At the November Term, 1852, chancellor Bkibst presiding, there was a decree ordering the account prayed for in the bill, and the respondent appealed. argued: There is no provision in our statute of limitations, or in the Act of 1115, ch. 48, § 9, passed for the benefit of dead men’s. estates,' including the State, either express or implied. “And it may be laid down,” says Mr. Justice Story, “as a safe proposition, that no statute of limitation^ has been held to apply to actions…
1Opinion of the Court
MoKjNNey, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
■ This is a bill filed on behalf of tbe State, by tbe Attorney General of tbe sixth judicial circuit, under tbe act of 1840, ch. 139, to recover from tbe administrator of Thomas Crutcher, deceased, formerly Treasurer of tbe middle division of tbe State, about tbe sum of six thousand dollars, on account of various sums of money, received by the intestate, as Treasurer, and not accounted for in any of bis settlements. The several items composing said sum, are specifically set forth in tbe bill, and are alledged to have been received between tbe…
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