Veach v. Rice
Decision Date | 13 May 1889 |
Citation | 9 S.Ct. 730,33 L.Ed. 163,131 U.S. 293 |
Parties | VEACH et al. v. RICE et al |
Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
ford appointed administrator in Gray's stead, with return of service on several of the heirs and on Wofford. September 5, 1881, defendants Napoleon B. Tumlin, George H. Tumlin, Mary L. Spencer, and Lula T. Lyon filed their answer, admitting the allegations of complainants' bill, and saying that they have a common interest with complainants in Tumlin's estate, and join in the charges and allegations of the bill against their co-defendants, and unite in the prayers in said bill contained, and pray an account and for a decree against Gray and his securities. October 3, 1881, Gray and 'his securities' answered, denying waste or maladministration by Gray; and on the same day 'the securities upon the alleged administration bond of John A. Erwin and Frank P. Gray' answered, denying any maladministration by Erwin and Gray, or either of them, during the period of their joint administration, and setting up Erwin's discharge, the giving of a new bond by Gray, and the settlement and accounting by Erwin. A demurrer for want of jurisdiction was also filed, and, having been argued, the circuit judge delivered an opinion assigning grounds for retaining the cause, the demurrer was overruled, a...
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