McHardy v. Surviving of McHardy
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from a decree of tbe Circuit Court of the Eastern Circuit for St. John’s county. Tbe executor of Robert McHardy, dec’d., instituted this suit in tbe Court below against tbe creditors and devisees of said Robert McHardy and others, asking advice as to tbe administration of said estate, the disposition of a sum of money on band, the payment of debts, the distribution amongst those entitled and a final discharge.
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Appeal from a decree of tbe Circuit Court of the Eastern Circuit for St. John’s county. Tbe executor of Robert McHardy, dec’d., instituted this suit in tbe Court below against tbe creditors and devisees of said Robert McHardy and others, asking advice as to tbe administration of said estate, the disposition of a sum of money on band, the payment of debts, the distribution amongst those entitled and a final discharge. The executor alleges the collection of ten thousand dollars, obtained from the Government of tbe United States, for injuries and losses sustained by Robert McHardy in his…
1Opinion of the CourtBaltzell, C. J.
This is a suit instituted by the surviving executor of Robert McITardy, who died in the city of St. Augustine in the year 1822, against the creditors, devisees of the estate, and others, asking advice as to the administration and disposition of a sum of money on hand — to have the debts paid — a distribution amongst those entitled, and for a discharge.
The principal question is presented by the claim of two parties, children of the testator by different mothers, to a portion of ten thousand dollars obtained from the Government of the Hnited States for injuries to and losses sustained by him in…
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- Rogers v. RogersCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1829
- Le Baron v. FauntleroySupreme Court of Florida · 1848
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