Johnson v. Long

KNIGHT, Justice.

Appeal by M. Johnson, as trustee, and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, his surety, from a decree of the circuit court of Pickens county, in equity, charging the said Johnson, on the final settlement of his trusteeship with an item of $1,80.0.42, representing one-third of the purchase price of certain lands upon which the trustee held a mortgage, for the benefit of the trust estate.

For a full understanding of the conclusions we have reached in the case, a statement of some of the salient facts, which lead us to our conclusion, is necessary.

The appellant Johnson…