Hall v. Pegram
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court o£ Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Thos. W. Coleman. The bill in this case was filed on the 24th November, 1886, by Bichard G. Pegram, as executor of the last will and testament of John D. Bagland, deceased, under appointment from the proper court in Virginia, of which State the testator was a resident at the time of his death, though he died in Mobile, Alabama, in April, 1872; against Fred.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court o£ Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Thos. W. Coleman. The bill in this case was filed on the 24th November, 1886, by Bichard G. Pegram, as executor of the last will and testament of John D. Bagland, deceased, under appointment from the proper court in Virginia, of which State the testator was a resident at the time of his death, though he died in Mobile, Alabama, in April, 1872; against Fred. Hall, as administrator under appointment by the Probate Court of Mobile; and sought to correct certain alleged errors of law' and fact in a final settlement of his accounts by…
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, C. J. —
John D. Ragland, a resident of Virginia, died April 2, 1872, in Mobile, Ala., leaving a considerable estate and debts in each State. He left a will, which was probated and established in each jurisdiction. The will disposed of the testator’s entire estate, real and personal, and *527appointed B. G. Pegram, of Virginia, to be executor, who, in tbe year 1872, qualified, and took upon bimself tbe trust. Tbe will also Tested in Pegram tbe title to all testator’s real estate, and made bim trustee thereof for the equal benefit of testator’s only surviving heirs at law and devisees, his…
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