Legal Opinion

Crossley v. Davies

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 9, 1950No. 6 Div. 897PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the probate court on final settlement of the administratrix ad colligendum. Code 1940, Title 7, § 776(5).

The assignments of error are rather general,' but we think those challenging the" judgment allowing the items of the account for attorney’s fee for successfully defending the contest of decedent’s will and for commissions and extraordinary compensation for the administratrix to be sufficiently specific to invite a review. We will treat the two questions in order

It is the duty of the administrator ad colligendum on final settlement to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Wetzel v. HobbsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  2. McNeill's Adm'r v. McNeill's CreditorsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1860
  3. Robertson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1940
  4. Cox v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  5. Hale v. CoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Purvis v. EnnisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  4. Dendy v. Eagle Motor Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  5. Smelser v. TrentSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997

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