Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-10

EN- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AT a Circuit SnptfL"r
b Court Of Iaw and Chsnccry, continued and held i"r
Buckngham county, at The Court house. on Thursday:
the l}t day Of April le3-, sitting as Court oil Chan
Gerry: . ~
Thomas Nav John NJ May, Martha G May, Charles
MAY. Mary b May James K. May, William May, R"-
bert p May Mary VI Page, and Lucy n Page, the last
seven n whom autS under the age OF II years and
who sue by Thomas May th" guardian and next friend
and the list two of whom the heirs al Las o sarah
II Page dec d formerly Sarah II May which Sad no.
mas John N Martha c., Charles, Mary B james Il,
William, Robert Z. May, Mary VI Page and Lucy y.
Pace are tina heirs at Ia and distributes Of their aIHe,
and grandfather Thomas May. dec. ana OF thu: m"ther,
and grandmother, Mary G. May, decd, Plaintiffs,
against
William Lei,ch james Brown, in his right, and
administrator OF Thomas May, dec u Jnhn ii al"
Walter L. Fontaine, Deirncaht>
On the mo.on of the defendants. Lei!ch and Brown,
by their counsel dissolve the injunction awarded me
pian lis in this cause the day 0i October, 1871
The Court on consideration U the bill. The answers "i
these defendants with rcpcaons thereto The exhibits
and ailor hearing counsel IN opposition to The same" iAd
without deciding this time the Gneston raised whrtr
the deed from Thomas May and wife, made IN lci2, Tor
the security of the defendant, lec H. or Is not to nc
regarded mortgage, is nevertheless OF the OPINION That
the plaintiffs claiming the land Of Their mother ana not o
the father have The right 10 require mat the assets oil e
father shall in The first instance, be applied, IN Que
course of administration. according to The rules oi ey
10 their relief except in cases where there were Hens
upnn the fathers assets, OF equal dignity, al The te :"
his death, doth therefore override the notion ANA, III
order ascertain the true state OF the assets O! The IA
ther both real and PERSONAL aud OF the debts chageablr
upon them, well as TO show The amount ol Tue ueiehu
ants demand and the dignity of all the said debts, the
Court doth adjndIc order aud decree that be referred
to one of its Commissioners 10 take lie following ac
counis-l S A general administration account, TO D"
rendered bv the defendant. Brown, which shall! include
and sbow all the personal assets well that part
verified as the part uncOnvrIed2i That The plaintiffs
shall render account Of the real assets descended 10
them if any there be, on the part OF ther
An account Of all the debts outstanding liabilities "t
Thomas Nav dec d at the time of his death and OF the
debts due claimed to he due /" the d+irnhants ehch
and Brown-llh. 4 statement CHASING all 'le slu
debts according their legal dignity upon the assets
real and personal. Before taking the SAID accounts
hfo-p the commissioner il shall! b. the duty OF the said
Brown the administrator of Thomas May, deceased 10
furnish the commissioner The names OF all persons
known TO him. who claiming any debt or demand
AGAINST the estate of this ntestar; wherenPon 1t shall
b.. the duty Of the commissioner 10 notify the said per-
sons of the time and place q! taking SAID accounts re-
curing them to appear before him. !! they think proper
To assert their said claims against the said estate lie
said commissioner shall furthermore before taking SAID
accouns insert in his notice Of the time and place OF
tlkjnr the same for ~ least ~ days with copy OF tls
decree in the Richmond Enquirer, reqnrt all persons
having claims arains; the Of Thomas May, dec d,
to appear before him. and settle the same; which SAID
accounts the said commissioner will take state ana set
t!e and make report TO the Court with any matters spe
caly stated deemed pertinent 10y himself or required
by IN" parties to be stated. On The motion OF lie
plaintiffs by their counsel, and the court by virtue OF
this suit having cornzlnce Of the administration {" me
estate of Thomas May, deceased IN the hands OF The
defendant Brown the administrator further injunction
is awarded them against the defendant Brown, the adj
mnisrratnr until the further order of the court nInnng
him from paying away to any creditor o' MS 'es'as
any pnr Of the in his hands 10 he ADMINISTERED
or which may hereafter come 10 his hanGs-and The
court on like motion doth hereby grant to the plaintiffs
and to the defendant Brown administrator as aforesaid
an Injunction against each and every OF the creditors OF
the said Thomas May deceased, ni"inng him, her, or
Them their AGENTS atiornes and all others concerned,
from any urler proceedings at law, to recover their
said debs from The said administrator But the effect
of this injunction is not 10 lnhbit or restrain l' "''ehu
ant Brow from converting the assets IN his hands INTO
money nor prevent his collecting assets now outstanding
and due 10 the estate of his ntestatc.
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