Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Doughtry
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtMcGeh.ee, J.
This is an appeal from a final decree of the chancery court of Warren county rendered against the appellant as surety of Joseph Vincent Lavecchia, administrator de bonis non with will annexed, in the matter of the estate of Vincent Lavecchia, deceased. The decree was against the administrator for the principal sum of $15,344.76, plus $2,506.18 as accrued interest, and against the surety for the sum of $5,000, the penalty of the bond, with interest. The administrator claimed on the trial that he was entitled to numerous credits which were disallowed by the court below, but it is unnecessary…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stevens v. D. R. Dunlap Mercantile Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1914
- Cudahy Packing Co. v. Miller's EstateMississippi Supreme Court · 1912
- Cohn v. McClintockMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
- Hayes v. National Surety Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1934
- Wright v. WrightMississippi Supreme Court · 1931
3Cited by3 opinions
- Reed v. LavecchiaMississippi Supreme Court · 1940
- Scott v. HollingsworthMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
- Braxton v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1987