Alexander v. Bryan
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. An action by a legatee under a will against a surety on the •executor’s bond, to recover the amount of a legacy alleged to -have been wasted by the executor. Plea nil debet and the statute of limitations. ■
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchfoed
On the 22d of November, 1858, John-A. C: Horn, having been appointed by the judge of the Probate Court of Marengo County, Alabama, executor of the last will and testament, of John Horn, executed, with John D. Alexander and W. B. Les-suer, as sureties, a bond or writing obligatory, under seal, to said judge, in the penalty of $100,000,. conditioned that said executor should well and truly, perform all the duties which were or might by law be required of him. This suit was brought by Prances L. Bryan against the surety Alexander, in the' Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern…
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