Jackson v. Crutchfield

In the aspect in which this case comes before us it is a bill by a ward against the administrator of his guardian to hold the latter to account for a balance on the estate not paid over. The main defense is the statute of limitations.

The facts on which this question turns are as follows: The complainant reached his majority on November 11, *3961895, something like nine months after the death of the guardian. The bill in this case was filed three years and eight months after complainant attained his majority,, and four years and five months after the death of the guardian. No administrator had…