Wood v. Ford
Mississippi Supreme Court
ON appeal from the southern district chancery court at Natchez; Hon. B. C. Buckley, vice-chancellor. Thomas J. Ford filed in the vice-chancery court at Natchez his bill of complaint, and states, that Robert Ford (father of complainant, Thomas J. Ford) died in 1822, owning in Wilkinson county an estate consisting of a plantation, slaves, stock, &c.; that William Hazlip was appointed administrator, who finally settled his administration in 1836, showing a moneyed balance of…
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ON appeal from the southern district chancery court at Natchez; Hon. B. C. Buckley, vice-chancellor. Thomas J. Ford filed in the vice-chancery court at Natchez his bill of complaint, and states, that Robert Ford (father of complainant, Thomas J. Ford) died in 1822, owning in Wilkinson county an estate consisting of a plantation, slaves, stock, &c.; that William Hazlip was appointed administrator, who finally settled his administration in 1836, showing a moneyed balance of something over if900 due the estate, and stating in his settlement account, that he left all the slaves, stock, &e.,…
1Opinion of the Court
,Mr. Justice HaNDY
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a bill filed by the appellee in the district chancery court at Natchez, alleging that the complainants’ father, Robert Ford, died in the year 1832, leaving the complainant and four other children and his widow, who in the year 1836 intermarried with Wiley M. Wood: That administration of the estate was granted to one Hazlip, who in 1836 made a final settlement with the probate court, showing a balance due by him to the estate of $937.00, and that all the slaves, except two which had died, and the rest of the personal property with…
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