Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-03-21
Myers VS.. Zete:.e.
Decision ofthc Sup,e enc Court of Ap
peuls

i he fact disclosed by The record are
subst.tn t'ally as nliews:
Spiro Ae,elle. an unnatural;zcd forei.
gncr, being about to 60 t" Europe for an
Iadeih It., tine, on the 9th day Of Sep
tcmtcr. 1861, executed ee4c. of ailor-
ncy which was as hsoid aud co:&pre-
hcnsivc in lis t.srlns as tie iitisl i>h lan-
guage could ,.ake 1t. by wli4h lie cpn--
sl.iu'cd G.. A. Myers an, E'rodes,r', J
Lrhii,nl his agents anI attorneys IN fact
.or The ,aana .emtHt aud tl.r', zion OF
his properly md rlyiucss daring his ale
aa':ce ife:n the e,suu'sy. aale.le Also cx
c,n'ci = decd fdte sand paitfes convey.
ing a house and lot to them as trustees,
VITA POKER 10 lease, rent, ,r stll the sa,s,e
a. they might deem most b,n ;i,iai. IL.
1861 Iese'lc and lis f4m::y LIT Rch-
ri'ud Tor Ehlopc, uud dill not reiu,n at
t April, 1865.
In Maf Ii, 1862 Myers and Cti4lan,'
made sale Ut the RIA. estate and rccci*ed
;'ic proceeds pi s:,ic. Anlnus o.Icl
c, iar,Nes vi debt received rs tiicn i'nui
Il -tcile, mas i bond OF Andrew i ,zz;ni
t"' 81 lOo pa,sbc Gu the 1t day OF
A1ye1lber, 1850, aul. secufcd by decd
o: trust upon ceHss4 real estate III lii,>
c'y P,sz'.is j: b sva, pa III ,s,e 9il.,
81 January, 1858. and il "a: well "a, ,Ae
proceeds ri eaie u he iva. estate wcrt
.sii patti i, C,'l,'e,letate S;,.t,s treasury
NOES these be,i;., the only culicncy II
tie tilsc.
The said ai'o ney. acted in rcgmd to
He', uts Er.'pe,'y Nj Ii ,hc,r hcst jd. :
| ment, and HI the sam" in"nner rs Myers
did With his oTn !f'itn Z.;.l!. return
cd since The ar Myers rei:.iere.i a IN an
accourt 81 his !ran,,c..a!,s will his pre-
perty which Ze,ol: refused 10 acc,p
and trJug Ills suit charging Iii ngcuI,
with breach Of 'r.,St 10 r &c y,ny Con-
Icdc ate currency III Fay i.ont OF d,u'
| due hlu, in s,llmg his rel estate 10,
ihat currency, Us. s.! i,r tail NJ 1t
collect aud remit to I;m n,nrt, waisi,
he contends the, HI. undertaken 10 &c.
The doctrine lil down BY ,a, court I,
cutter VS.. Elliott (0;h Gr4lt,n.) is tan
wheie ira t;e ha, acted in guosl fliil.
III The exercise of fair discretion. aud
IL ;he same u,anner i'll which he rroba
bly, woull have acted il The subject had
been his own property. and not held III
trust, he ought nos To b. hrl fc>pous,-
| Die TOR any loss accruius Ii the manage
| nlent of the trust fund.
Applying these well settled primer
Piles oil % ~ 81. .flsel uieuce. ia t,e
case, | an c,asi:a;ued t. 7ey that the
iuSs. Wi.e'! i,4h r..o:'usa'e o4:gt.i.rd
ought 10 10 a. -. /. CSC l"eot, "a tru.-
tees; t:at he, .,ar the autuorl.y.4~ c,4
| c, The t.ux duu Z.trlIe an,i to 8 II his
rca! rst.e. ca.in.t tie &efi,cG; aud the !,
acted with The utmost good fail, and
with an honest. through lHs events have
trauspirc'!) Il mistaken judgment, mus
b. euurcded. 4'ae less which Ztril.. has
uns"r' uua'ciy suffered was rr.'ail y nul
eau G.! by lie wiitHl Of negligent ca;,-
luct Vt Ills agent In concueiau.
j age Christian say: The result OF
these vl"ws Is that neither pizziui NOR
Myc,s aud Ufi,ilsnd ~ tc mace lial l..
Il, Il tile iur T., l.; unfortunate iuss he has
>aiirrcd. aln tally Impressed With the
hasdsh'p Of ;i'l> decision np,uu he app, l.
Lee. Aal it would he an 'lH'i hardship
lpou lie app ant If ':e eeesvn were
't,crwi,e. TIE loss cannot be divided
Ii .i'u,s l"li apoI Inc oae side ur The
o.l,ef We must place it aherc Il ne IS
tabii>cl atiutlcutnI.s o! the euAlts anu
The tf,nl, sc tied iules oi ,qany have
auho, latlv,ly iixee i.
Il ALI vi ei,lsi III that the decree o;
5:r q sen t court OF tie city 81 l;ictm"ii
DC icvcred, an.i TIE bill OF he app' Il {
oc disin isscd"