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Eatman v. Eatman

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 15, 1886PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the Chancery. Court of Greene. Heard before tbe Hon. Thos. Cobbs. cited Clark v. Head, 75 Ala. 373; Hayes v. Cockrell, 41 Ala. 75; Bruce v. Strickland, 47 Ala. 192 ; Grijflm v. Pringle, 56 Ala. 476; Ex parte Lyon, 60 Ala. 650 ; Tankersley v. Pettis, 61 Ala. 364; .Alexander v. Alexander, 70 Ala. 212; Freeman on Judgments, § 117 ; Harrison v. Heflin, 54 Ala. 532; Greenlee v. Greenlee, 62 Ala.. 330; Kimball v. Moody, 27 Ala. 130 ; Whitworth v. Oliver, 39 Ala. 286 ;…

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Appeal from the Chancery. Court of Greene. Heard before tbe Hon. Thos. Cobbs. cited Clark v. Head, 75 Ala. 373; Hayes v. Cockrell, 41 Ala. 75; Bruce v. Strickland, 47 Ala. 192 ; Grijflm v. Pringle, 56 Ala. 476; Ex parte Lyon, 60 Ala. 650 ; Tankersley v. Pettis, 61 Ala. 364; .Alexander v. Alexander, 70 Ala. 212; Freeman on Judgments, § 117 ; Harrison v. Heflin, 54 Ala. 532; Greenlee v. Greenlee, 62 Ala.. 330; Kimball v. Moody, 27 Ala. 130 ; Whitworth v. Oliver, 39 Ala. 286 ; Seawell v. Buckley, 54 Ala. 592 ; Modar well v. Hudson, 57 Ala.'75 ; Lee v. Lee, 67 Ala. 406; 69 Ala. 294 ; Perry on…

1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.

— The bill was filed on the 11th September, 1886, by Henry M. Eatman, who is here the appellant, against Nathan Eatman, as the common administrator of the estates of Henry T. Eatman and Joseph AnnEatman, who were respectively the father and mother of complainant, he being their only child. The complainant claims as distributee of the mother’s estate, and the bill alleges that this estate was the only creditor of the estate of the father, which had been regularly declared insolvent by the Probate Court. A final settlement in that court, or what purported to be such, was made of the mother’s…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Fretwell v. McLemoreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  2. Hays v. CockrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1867
  3. Wright v. LangSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
  4. Adams v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
  5. Hutton v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877

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  1. Nelson v. WadsworthSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  2. Davis & Son v. MilliganSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889

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