Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-05
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II Court Of Law and Chanecry, con

IL N"urt OF Law and Cnanccry, contintfN
Northumberland county At the Court lie
day, the 4th Of April, lc:}5;
Charles Jones and Edward Mcclellan, me
partners, trading under the firm aud by the :,
style, OF Jones \ Mcclellan, Coinplls.
against
Robert Mayo. jr Administrator dc bonis non with tho
will annexed OF William ID Robinson dec d. sarah
Ricardo Robinson John Robinson Benedict Walker
administrator Of James c. Wright, deed, aud George
will annexed, OF William Henderson, dec d. who was
administrator of William d. Robinson, dee d. Dcils
This cause this day be heard upon the ,
papers formerly read, and the report of COMMISSIONER
Sydnor made in pursuance Of the order made in the
cause OF the 2ith day of October, 1Saud
taken 10 the said report by the plaintiffs Jones and
Mcclellan, aud argued by counscl-On ration
whereof this Court doth sustain the said exception az "a
doth ecommit the said report the be
amended in that particular and the Court doth more
over adudge, order and decree the Robert
Mayo, jr be, and he is hereby apponlc missioner
for the purpose of selling the lands in the
mentioned, whereof William ID. Robinson deceased wac
seized at the time OF his deathand that the said Robert
us well by virtue OF the authority hereby vested in him
as Commissioners, specially appointed by this court by
virtue OF his power administrator dc tosis noa with
with the will annexed of the said William d. Robinson
deceased do proceed to sell the said lands public
ton, upon the premises, m,y be convc-
nent, (atter having advertised the sale in
paper printed in the City of Richmond for eight weeks
successvey and newspaper printed in the City Of
washington for the period. upon credit oisix
twelve and eighteen months three equal instalmcnts
rescrving the title till the whole purchase money be- paid
and me COURTS OF opinion, that the defendant, Sarah
H. Robinson, widow of the said William d. Robinson
is entitled at law to damages for of her dow
or from the death of her husband she is entitled in
equity 10 compensation of the profits of the lands
whereof he died seized from the same pcrod-and NAV
therefore justly claim onchird part of the said profits
from those PERSONS or their representatives, by whom
the said profits have been received, and who have failed
10 account to her for any part thereof.
The Court doth therefore direct that the Com,nis-
sioncr OF this Court do take of the profits oS
the said lands whereof the said William ID. Robinson
died seized for netliird part whereof widow en-
Tilted TO an amount rs compensation for damages her
dover, withheld from her in the lands.
In taking which the Commissioner will in
cludc the rents aud other profits OF the lands which ac
crued the year the said VIM d. Robinson died But the
Court does not design by this direction to the and
profits during that year, preclude the parties
testing the widow right to any portion Of the cmolu
mens craving the lands the year the tcstator died
he having died. is obvious the date and probat Of
his WILL between the It'll of March the 18th of June
And the said Commissioner moreover directed To state
am account II Tie same be required By any of the parties
Interested, between the said Sarah and estate of her
deceased husband in order shew credits or Offsets if
the estate be entitled to any such against her claim for
third part of the profits afofcsaiA nd in king the said
accounts the said Sarah be charmed with any
commissions to the persons who received the said profits
Inc Court Is moreover of opinion that the heirs
of the said William ID. Robinson. deceased. have
Dce properly excluded from any interest the profits
OF the SAID lands because according the fair
uon oil tnc VIII OF the deceased those profits
essy devised assets in the hands of the executors
ior the purpose of paying dcbtsand The same Commis
sioer is moreover directed reform the balances stated
In his report made in this cause the corrections
hercn ordered shall make necessary change the
same
And the Court doth direct the same Commissioner
10 examine and state any further debts which may he
proven before him by any creditors of the said dcccased
whose claims have not heretofore been reported In
taxing which accounts thc sad Commissioner is directs
ed 10 state any matters deemed pertinent by himself and
which may be required by any OF the parties
copy >. A. NJ LELAND, C. G. i