Weir v. Weir's Administrator

Chiee'Justice Ewing

delivered the opinion of the Gouip

This is an appeal from a decree rendered on a bill filed by Eliza Jane Weir, an infant, by H. Clay, her guardian, against the surviving administrator of the estate of her *646deceased grand-uncle, James Weir, deceased, for her share of the distributable surplus of his personal estate.

Where an adm’r. took possession of a manufacturing establishment of his intestate, materials, cash, outstanding debts, &e. and 'carried on the establishment — held that he shall account to the distributees for interest on the fund so employed for his own purposes.—

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