Davis v. Yerby
Mississippi Chancery Courts
The bill in this case stated, that Henry Hunter died in 1822, leaving a large estate, real and personal, considerably embarrassed.
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The bill in this case stated, that Henry Hunter died in 1822, leaving a large estate, real and personal, considerably embarrassed. That William Yerby was appointed administrator, and reported an inventory of personal estate, amounting to $11,457-76 ; and returned an account of sales, of both real and personal estate, amounting to $21,276-42. Beside said assets, that Yerby sold cotton of the estate, for $383-20, and took in payment the note of Field P. Hunter, which was of no value. That he collected $42-75 from Quick, for which he never accounted. That he sold, as per account of sales,…
1Opinion of the Court
Chancellor.
The complainant seeks by his bill to set up two claims, which he desires to enforce against the defendant; one in his private capacity, as a creditor of the estate of Henry Hunter, for money paid by him as administrator de bonis non of that estate, over and above the assets of the estate that came into his hands as such administrator ; he having discharged more of the debts of that estate than there were assets in his hands to be administered. The other claim which he seeks to establish, is, in his character of administrator of the estate of Nasworthy Hunter, to whose estate he…
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