Anderson v. Tindall
Mississippi Supreme Court
On appeal from the probate court of Pontotoc county; Hon. William P. Tindall, probate judge. At June term, 1852, of the probate court of Pontotoc, a citation was ordered requiring the appellant, as administrator of Aaron Root, deceased, to appear at the July term following, and settle his administration account. This citation was served; and, at the July term, an order was made granting until the next term “ to settle his annual account.”
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On appeal from the probate court of Pontotoc county; Hon. William P. Tindall, probate judge. At June term, 1852, of the probate court of Pontotoc, a citation was ordered requiring the appellant, as administrator of Aaron Root, deceased, to appear at the July term following, and settle his administration account. This citation was served; and, at the July term, an order was made granting until the next term “ to settle his annual account.” At the August term, appellant answered, setting forth that at the April term, 1840, of that same court, he had duly reported the estate insolvent, and that…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief-Justice Smith
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellant was cited in the court of probates of Pontotoc county, to make an annual settlement of his accounts as the administrator of the estate of Aaron Root, deceased. The appellant filed an answer to the citation, in which he stated, that, in 1841, upon a report being made of the condition of the estate, and upon his suggestion it was declared insolvent by the court of probates; and thereupon, commissioners of insolvency were appointed. That the commissioners reported in 1844, when a dividend of thirty per -cent, was declared on…
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