Adair v. St. Amand
Supreme Court of Georgia
Exceptions to auditor’s report. Before Judge Pendleton. Eulton superior court. November 13, December 10, 1909. C. TV. Crankshaw, to whom was left a special legacy by tbe will of E. TV. Marsh, deceased, filed an equitable petition against tlie executors, praying for a decree requiring them to assent to his legacy, to dispose of the property, and to pay the debts and legacies.
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Exceptions to auditor’s report. Before Judge Pendleton. Eulton superior court. November 13, December 10, 1909. C. TV. Crankshaw, to whom was left a special legacy by tbe will of E. TV. Marsh, deceased, filed an equitable petition against tlie executors, praying for a decree requiring them to assent to his legacy, to dispose of the property, and to pay the debts and legacies. Mrs. Adelaide L. Adair, a daughter of the testator and one” of the resicluary legatees under the will, intervened, charging mismanagement and waste on the part of St. Amand, who was alleged to be the managing executor,…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
These cases present some unusual features'. The leading points of contest were whether Mrs. Adair was entitled to recover of St. Amand on account of waste or mismanagement as executor of her father’s estate; whether he was entitled to commissions, or whether he had forfeited any claim thereto; and whether he was entitled to extra compensation, and to he allowed certain claims against the estate. Mr. Marsh died testate in 1900, leaving a widow, two sons, and a daughter, Mrs. Adair. Besides certain special legacies, he directed his executors to pay a stated annuity for life to his widow, and…
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