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McCartney's Adm'r v. Bone

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 15, 1867PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from the Probate Court of Madison. Bsr the matter of the estate of James McCartney, deceased, on the application of Matthew H. Bone and Martha, his wife, (formerly the widow of said James McCartney,) to compel a final settlement of the accounts and vouchers of Fleming Jordan, as administrator.

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Appeal from the Probate Court of Madison. Bsr the matter of the estate of James McCartney, deceased, on the application of Matthew H. Bone and Martha, his wife, (formerly the widow of said James McCartney,) to compel a final settlement of the accounts and vouchers of Fleming Jordan, as administrator. The deceased died in 1831; and letters of administration on his estate were granted by the orphans’ court of said county, on the 29th August, 1831, to said Fleming Jordan and the decedent’s widow. The widow married George I. Weaver, on the 29th January, 1833; and on the 16th August, 1842, after…

1Opinion of the CourtByrd, J.

In 1857 the appellees caused a citation to be issued from the probate court of Madison county to the appellant, requiring him to appear and show cause why he should not make a final settlement of his administration of the estate of James McCartney, deceased. He appeared, and for cause averred,' that McCartney died, intestate, early in the year 1831; that on the 29th day of August of that year, the then orphans’ court of said county granted letters of administration to one of the appellees and appellant; that they gave a joint administration bond, “qualified, and took on them the burden of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McArthur v. Carrie's Adm'rSupreme Court of Alabama · 1858
  2. Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1843
  3. Rhodes v. TurnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1852
  4. Austin v. JordanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1860
  5. Gantt's Adm'r v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Harrison v. HeflinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  2. Matthews v. McDadeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
  3. Semple v. GlennSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  4. Garrett v. GarrettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  5. Kidd v. BrowneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917

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