Farley, Jurey & Co. v. Hord
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Washington county. Trimble, J. The opinion of the court fully presents the features of this case as made by the bill. Two points only are made by the demurrer. 1. That the debt due is not such as to entitle complainants to a decree as to the realty. 2. That they have an adequate remedy at law.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Washington county. Trimble, J. The opinion of the court fully presents the features of this case as made by the bill. Two points only are made by the demurrer. 1. That the debt due is not such as to entitle complainants to a decree as to the realty. 2. That they have an adequate remedy at law. For the appellant it is contended, that Hord contracted the debt as administrator of the estate, under and by virtue of authority from the probate court, in the same manner that the wife had done previously; that the supplies and money furnished by the complainants were…
1Opinion of the Court
Siivieall, J.:
In 18541. B. Jackson departed this life, owning a large estate, consisting of a plantation, slaves, etc. His widow administered on the estate, and, under the sanction of the probate court, carried on the planting operations until some time in 1859, when she intermarried "with it. H. Hord, who shortly afterward assumed the whole administration, and conducted the planting business, as his wife had done, with the approval of the probate court. In his capacity of administrator, for the supply of the plantation and slaves, and the support of the family, which consisted of his wife,…
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