Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-14
A CELEBRATED CAsE.
An Appeal Which Involves Over $780,
900 and Many Points at Law.
From the Greensboro Ca Herald.

From the Greensboro ca Herald,
A case came before his Honor, Judge
Lawson, this week, which promises to in
volve much litigation, and the equity and
justice OF which it will be hard to solve.
In 1866 there died in this county a we'll
known gentleman, a Captain IN the Con-
federate service, named George A. Daw-
son. In the absence of q will, in 1866 Mr..
f. w. SeabroOk, brOther-in-laW OF Capt.
Dawson, also of this county, was appoint
ed administrator of his estate by the Or
binary, and was qualified, his b0ndsmen
being Mr.. William 5. Davis and DR.. T.. n.
Poullan. Subsequently it was discovered
that Capt. Dawson had left a will. Ae-
cordlngly Seabrook was again qualified
as administrator de bonis non with the
will annexed. A second bond was given,
DR.. Il. n, POullain qualifying, but the
first bond was not relieved.
The years went by and Seabrook con-
tinued to administer upon the estate, pay
ing of certain claims OF Indebtedness
and legatees, the bondsmen still holding
to his security. This state of affairs con-
tinued until 1878, when for some cause
Seabrook was removed from the admins
tratorship, and left Georgia for Alabama.
Col. James l.. Brown was appointed in his
stead and qualified, but the original bonds
were never destroyed, and the original
bondsmen were never released. Col.
Brown took up the Enthusiastically
where Seabrook left it.
1t seems from the facts now that the
main property Of Lawson was a planta-
ton OF several thousand acres in Dough-
erty county near Albany. This planta-
ton, together with upwards Of 200 bales
of cotton, il is now claimed by tae pres
"a 4 mi LET tar al 10
Seabrook, and they further claim that of
the 200 bales of cotton no returns were
ever made by Seabrook.
The beginning of this case points to an
almost endless litigation. The admins
traitor claims that these 200 babes OF cotton
were then worth soc. per pound; nearly
$3.50 a bale, or within span of 500. 600.
This money should have been invested to
the benefit OF the estate by SeabrOok, the
administrator; but ii is claimed it was
wasted.
After this lapse of many years it is now
proposed to recover the amount of this
wasted money from the bondsmen of the
removed administrator, Seabrook, aud for
this purpose suit is brought against DR..
T. n. POullain and Mrs. Ann c. Davis, as
administrative of William S. DAVIS.
There are any number Of points in
vOlyed, and it is beyond question the
most intricate case ever brought in
Greene county. On last Monday it came
before Judge Lawson for hearing. He
granted the petition of the plaintiff and
appointed an auditor, who will bring
something of order out of the present
chaos. After this the case will go to the
Superior Court, but when it will end, or
how, or whether enough will be left after
all is over to divide among the attorneys,
it is hard to saw. But il is a case which
will be watch ed with closest attention.
1t will grow into a story as Greene's
great case, standing beside Jarnydice and
JaTnydice, and doubtless ending Just as
that one did 80 far as the money involved
goes.