Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-24

III Court OF Law and Chancery continued md held e.,
day. the 4th OF Apt.l, IS:S5 "
Charles Jones and Edward Mcclellan, merchants and
pt"eas eaN'ng under the firm and by the and
o,ra;rn, - +iei'c'ii', Complts.
Robert Mayo. ir, Administrator de bons non with the
VIII annexed, OF William ID. Robinson decd sarah
hicardia Robinson, John Robinson benedict Walker
numihlstraior OF James G. Wright dec d. and GEORGE
vIuerson ana DandTdge Cox, Administrators with the
VII annexed, OF William Henderson, dec d. who was
Aaminisirator OF William ID. Robinson dec d. Dcns
ms cause came on this day to be heard upon the
papers formerly read, and the report of
cause of the path day ofDctobcr Isda,d m IN ihe
taken to the said report by the plaintiffs Jones' ann
Mcclellan, and was argued by counsel-On consideration
whereof, this Court doth sustain the said cxccpon and
doth recommt the said report to the Commissioner 10 no
amended IN that particular and the Court doth more
over adudge order and decree the defendant
Mayo IT, be- and he is hereby appointed Commissioner
Tor The purpose of selling the lands in the proceedings
mentioned, whereof William ID Robinson deceased vs.
seized al the time of his death-and that the said Robc
as wen Dy virtue Of the authority hereby in him
as Commissioner, specially appointed by this conf nc b
virtue OF ms power administrator de 6onis NON with
with the will annexed, of the said William d. Robinson
deceased, do proceed sell the said lands AT pulic
uoh, upon the premises may be most conve-
nicnt (aiter having advertised the sale i'm some
pnPer printed IN the City of Richmond for EIGHT weeks
sccesSVey ana some newspaper printed in the City of
washington for the period upon n cred, of,s;x
twelve, and eighteen months three equal nsnlments
@ te tie lli the whole purchase money be paid
Iu sne Nouftls OF opinion, that the defendant Sarah
IL. Robinson, widow Of the said William ID Robinson
is encd at law to damages for dcorcement of her dow
~ rom tne death OF her husbandso she is entitled in
equity TO compensation of the profits of the lands
whecoi he died seized from the same periodard NAV
therefore justly claim third part of the said nroGie
from tose persons, their representatives. by whom
inc SAID profits have been received and who have failed
TO account to her Tor any part thereof
The Court doth therefore direct that the Commits
noheE OF ts Court do take of the profits Of
inc SAID lands whereof the said William d. Robinson
sezed Tor one-thrd part whereof the widow is en-.
ed TO an amount compensation for damages for her
uower, Withheld from her in the lands
III taxing which account, the Commissioner will in
cluue inc rents and other profits of the lands which oc
crned The year the said VIM d. Robinson died Rnt tho
Court does not design by this direction nc 10 Tho
po's curing That year. to preclude the parties from com
'csuhg thc WIDOWS right TO any portion of the ernou.
hens growing on the lands the year the testator died
ne having died. is obvious from the date and nyoba 81
ms WILL between the lh of March and lilo IdtI &c I
Ahu the SAID commissioner moreover directed to state
an account u the same be required by any of the parties
Interested between the said Sarah and the estate OF her
deceased husband, in order To she credits or ot ;f
The estate be entitled any such AGAINST her ,i g.
ru part OF the profits in The said
accounts the said Sarah is not to be CHARGED with anu
70 The persons who received the said profits
ne Court is moreover of opiliion that The bc;rs
OF the said William d. Robinson drce,.cJ -
Deen properly excluded from any interest in the proGs
O the SAID lands because, according To- the fair coustc
uo OF te WIZ OF the deceased those profits were ex.
Pressly devised assets in the hands III Tho oxocr
lot the purpose Of paying debs-and the same Corons
soner moreover directed to reform the balances stated
~ ms report made ia this cause far as the corrections
herein ordered shall mako ,,ccooasa.. a..
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And the Court doth direct the same Com,oiss;o,,e
70 examine and state any further debts which NAV he
proven before him By any creditors Of the said
"iipse CLAIMS nave not heretofore been repored In
taxing which accounts, the said COMMISSIONS s dret
ed to state any matters deemed pertinent bv himself ard
which may be required by any Of the pariies 49,
NOPy. > a. NJ. LELAND, &. G..