Johnson v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Alabama
ERRoit to the Chancery Court at Mobile. This bill was filed in 1835, by the plaintiff in error against the defendant in error. The bill charged, that the defendant in 1816, became the administrator of the estate of the father of the plaintiff, and possessed himself of the slaves and other property of the deceased.
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ERRoit to the Chancery Court at Mobile. This bill was filed in 1835, by the plaintiff in error against the defendant in error. The bill charged, that the defendant in 1816, became the administrator of the estate of the father of the plaintiff, and possessed himself of the slaves and other property of the deceased. That he also married the mother of the plaintiff, and reared him in his own family, and treated him very badly, giving him scarcely any education, and clothing him badly; that the estate was but little in debt; that the administrator never filed an inventory in the county court, or…
1Opinion of the CourtOrmond, J.
This bill was filed by the plaintiff in error a-gainstthe defendantin error, who was the administrator of plaintiff's father’s estate for an account and settlement. The defence set up is, that after the complainant became of full age, in 1824, the defendant accounted with him and fully paid him all that was coming to him from his father’s estate; that two years afterwards, he confirmed the settlement so made, and acquiesced in it, until the filing of the bill in 1835, and the defendant relies upon the settlement so made upon the subsequent confirmation, and upon the lapse of time, as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Maury's Adm'r v. Mason's Adm'rSupreme Court of Alabama · 1838
- Saltmarsh v. BeeneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1837
- Wood v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1842
- Hatfield v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1835
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