Smythe v. Lumpkin
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Anderson. Tried below before the Hon. James J. Perkins. On the 20th day of June, 1883, Wilson Lumpkin, as the guardian of the estate of Wm, H. Murchison, a minor, filed his -final account, because his ward had departed this life. The only heirs of the minor’s estate were Walter and Benjamin Murrell, minors, of whose estate E. B. Smythe was guardian. E. B. Smythe, guardian, contested the final account.
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Appeal from Anderson. Tried below before the Hon. James J. Perkins. On the 20th day of June, 1883, Wilson Lumpkin, as the guardian of the estate of Wm, H. Murchison, a minor, filed his -final account, because his ward had departed this life. The only heirs of the minor’s estate were Walter and Benjamin Murrell, minors, of whose estate E. B. Smythe was guardian. E. B. Smythe, guardian, contested the final account. On February 11, 1884, the county court passed on the account, restated it, and passed an order approving it as restated by the court. From the judgment, restatement, etc., E. B.…
1Opinion of the Court
Stayton, Associate Justice.
This cause comes before us without any statement of facts, but there are certain conclusions of fact and of law found by the court, in which we find sufficient statements of fact to authorize the revision of some of the points decided in the court below. In reference to some other findings we have the conclusions of law alone.
There is no such statements of fact in the first, second, third and fourth findings as will enable us to determine whether the conclusions of law reached are correct or not.
There are no facts showing whether the allowance of the attorney’s fee…
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