Morrow v. Allison
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe Chancery Court of Morgan. Heard before tbe Hon. John Foster. The bill in this case was filed on tbe 6tb September, 1854, by Lewis Allison, Joseph Allison, and others, the surviving brothers and sisters of Thomas Allison, deceased, and the children of his deceased brothers and sisters, as heirs-at-law and next of kin of said decedent; against Thomas Morrow, as the administrator of the estate of said decedent, and Thomas Lynch and the administrator of Thomas…
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Appeal from tbe Chancery Court of Morgan. Heard before tbe Hon. John Foster. The bill in this case was filed on tbe 6tb September, 1854, by Lewis Allison, Joseph Allison, and others, the surviving brothers and sisters of Thomas Allison, deceased, and the children of his deceased brothers and sisters, as heirs-at-law and next of kin of said decedent; against Thomas Morrow, as the administrator of the estate of said decedent, and Thomas Lynch and the administrator of Thomas Price, deceased, who were the sureties on the said Morrow’s oficial bond as such administrator. Its object was to set…
1Opinion of the CourtR. W. W Alker, J.
In the partial settlement made by the administrator on the 20th of July, 1850, he is credited by $42 95, paid Agnes Jones ; and on his final settlement he is credited with $260 paid Agnes Cunningham, who is shown to have been the same person as Agnes Jones. It is clearly proved that the administrator never paid Mrs. Cunningham more than $143, in all; that of this amount, $43 was paid in money, and the balance in property, most of which was estimated at prices far beyond its value; and that the receipt for $260 to which Mrs. Cunningham put her mark, was not read to her, and she did not know…
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