Almond v. Mason's Adm'r
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was a suit instituted in thé Circuit court of Rappahannock county by Mrs. Almond before her marriage with her present husband, against Daniel Mason, as administrator de bonis non with the will annexed of William Porter deceased, arid as administrator of Sarah Porter, .the father and mother of the plaintiff, for an account and distribution of both estates.
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This was a suit instituted in thé Circuit court of Rappahannock county by Mrs. Almond before her marriage with her present husband, against Daniel Mason, as administrator de bonis non with the will annexed of William Porter deceased, arid as administrator of Sarah Porter, .the father and mother of the plaintiff, for an account and distribution of both estates. The sureties of Mason in both characters, and the legatees and distributees of both were made parties, and it was alleged that Mason was insolvent, of which there does not seem to have been any question. William Porter died in 1815; and…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
It appearing that the father of the female appellant by his last will and testament, duly executed and admitted to probat, did, amongst other things, bequeath certain personal property therein described to his wife during her natural life or widowhood; that two of the executors named in the will took upon themselves the execution of said office; that one of said executors departed this life, and the surviving executor was removed from his office, and administration de bonis non with the will annexed was committed to Daniel Mason, who executed bond with the security and qualified as such…
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