Andrews v. Hall
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the Orphans’ Court of Dallas. Before the Hon. A. S. Saffold, Judge. This case arose out of a petition filed by Warren B. Andrews, administrator on the estate of Richard Hall, deceased, setting forth that he had in his hands, as the property of said estate, a number of slaves which were not needed for the payment of debts, and praying a division of them among the distributees. A guardian ad litem was appointed for William A. Hall, an infant distributee.
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Error to the Orphans’ Court of Dallas. Before the Hon. A. S. Saffold, Judge. This case arose out of a petition filed by Warren B. Andrews, administrator on the estate of Richard Hall, deceased, setting forth that he had in his hands, as the property of said estate, a number of slaves which were not needed for the payment of debts, and praying a division of them among the distributees. A guardian ad litem was appointed for William A. Hall, an infant distributee. When the case came on to be heard, it was made to appear to the court, that all the distributees, except Sarah Hall, the widow of the…
1Opinion of the CourtChilton, J.
1. The decree in this cause made by the orphans’ court, which ascertains the interest of the several distributees, and requires their respective shares to be set apart by commissioners, must be regarded as final, so as to authorize its revision on error. Such was the decision by this court in Harrison et al. ex parte, 7 Ala. Rep. 736; see also, Weatherford v. James, 2 Ala. 170; McKinley v. Irvine, 13 Ib. 681. The motion to dismiss the writ of error, is therefore overruled.
2. The statute requires, that when any of the children of a person dying intestate, shall have received from such intes*89tate…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Knickerbacker v. De FreestNew York Court of Chancery · 1830
- Weatherford v. JamesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1841
- Gregg v. BetheaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1837
- Ex parte HarrisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1845
3Cited by13 opinions
- Watters v. First Nat. Bank of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
- Abney v. AbneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
- Dent v. FoySupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Bonacum v. ManningNebraska Supreme Court · 1909
- Wilson's Heirs v. Wilson's Adm'rSupreme Court of Alabama · 1850
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