State ex rel. Morrison's Administrator v. St. Gemme's Administrator
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Ste. Genevieve Circuit Court. This was an action brought in 1853 by the State, to the use of Conrad C. Zeigler, administrator of William Morrison, against Eloy Lecompte, administrator of Maria Theresa St. Gemme and her securities, upon her administration bond.
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Appeal from Ste. Genevieve Circuit Court. This was an action brought in 1853 by the State, to the use of Conrad C. Zeigler, administrator of William Morrison, against Eloy Lecompte, administrator of Maria Theresa St. Gemme and her securities, upon her administration bond. It is alleged in the petition that Yital St. Gemme, the husband of said Maria, died in 1824 indebted to William Morrison ; that in 1829 judgment on said debt, in the sum of $2,277.85, was recovered against the said Maria, who became the administratrix of said St. Gemme, and that said judgment was allowed against her…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, Judge
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