Henderson v. Renfro
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from, the Probate Court of Talladega.'' IN the matter of the estate of Edward Henry, deceased, on final settlement of the accounts of Thomas P. Renfro, sheriff, and, ex officio, administrator de bonis non, with the will annexed, of said decedent.
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Appeal from, the Probate Court of Talladega.'' IN the matter of the estate of Edward Henry, deceased, on final settlement of the accounts of Thomas P. Renfro, sheriff, and, ex officio, administrator de bonis non, with the will annexed, of said decedent. All the assignments of error relate to the rulings of the primary court on the allowance of several items of the administrator’s accounts, which were contested by John Henderson, the succeeding administrator, and which may be thus stated : Henderson moved the court to charge said Renfro with the hire of certain slaves belonging to the estate,…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
— "We do not think this record discloses any error available to the appellant.
Under the testimony of Dr. "Watkins, we think it extremely doubtful if the boy Jack should have been permitted to do any labor during the year 1855. After the opinion of the physician was obtained, it would have been highly improper to hire him out, irrespective of his health. If he had been so let to hire, and injury to him had been the consequence, we will not say the administrator would have rendered himself liable. Administrators must be clothed with some discretion in the management of the property of the…
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