Long v. Easly
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the Orphans’ Court of Talladega. The plaintiff in error, was appointed administrator1 of the estate of William Long, by the orphans’ court of Talladega* in November, 1841, and entered upon the execution of the trust. In September, 1842, upon his report, the court declared the estate insolvent.
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Error to the Orphans’ Court of Talladega. The plaintiff in error, was appointed administrator1 of the estate of William Long, by the orphans’ court of Talladega* in November, 1841, and entered upon the execution of the trust. In September, 1842, upon his report, the court declared the estate insolvent. In February, 1844, in obedience to a citation, he filed his accounts, and vouchers, for a final settlement, and in April succeeding, on motion of his securities, was removed .from office, and Solomon Spence* sheriff of the county, was ex officio, appointed administrator de bonis non of the…
1Opinion of the CourtDargan, J.
The first assignment of error is, that the court erred in refusing the plaintiff in error to come to a final settlement of his administration, with the defendant. The plaintiff in error was the administrator in chief of William Long, deceased, and in September, 1842, declared the estate insolvent. In March, 1844, he was removed from office for failing to give new securities, his securities having surrendered him, and Solomon Spence, sheriff of Talladega county, was appointed administrator de bonis non, by virtue of his of*243fice. Nothing appears to have been done by him in reference to the…
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