St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-26
HEIRS AND EXECUTOR
Settle Their Differences In the
Courts of Justice.

Courts of Justice.
Judge Brill yesterday filed a decision
in the case Of Alexander P. Browa
against William Alexander Brown and
Isabella Brown. 1t is held that Alex
ander P. Brown is entitled to recover
the value of forty lots which were
agreed to be conveyed to him, valued at
the time Of the agreement at S39, 800.
But this amount is to be increasedfOr
diminished in accordance with jthe
facts to be aseertalned xs after
an accounting is had as ,sto the
receipts and expenditures Of Aiexan-
der P. Brown. This. sum will beE q
mere drop in the bucket, as the'estate,
which embraces sixty-five acres sin st.
Paul, is very valuable, probably
amounting to 100000; and William
Alexander Brown and his mother, Mus.s
Isabella Brown, who lives in PhiladeI-
phia. may be well pleased that their
property has been preserved aud man
aged so that from having only a Iheager
amount OF property, as they supposed a
few years ago, they find that they can
live in luxury. Sd bs !
William Brown .Jr. died in IS70yat
Philadelphia, Having Isabella Brown.
his widow, and William Alexander
Brown, son of four years, by will,
three small houses in Philadelphia,
$4,000 in securities, and siXty-iye acres
OF land in Ramsey county, Minnesota.
Mrs. Brown refused to accept the pro-
visions of the will, which gave her
one-third of the personal prop
erty and one-third of the ia
come of the real estate. Thomas Brown
and Alexander P. Brown, a brother of
the widow, were appointed executors
of the will. The first never took an
active part as executor. Alexander p.
Brown managing the property. By a
settlement in the Philadelphia orphans
court in 1873 he was given control Of
personal property amounting to So
072.60-ope third of which belonged to
Isabella Brown. He also took charge
of the st. Paul property and managed
it until 1888. Mrs. Brown and her son
had confidence in the brother and uncle,
Alexander P. Brown, and they seemed
to have no idea of the value of the st.
Paul property until about 1888. The
will was not admitted to probate in
Ramsey county until 1856. William
Alexander Brown became OF age Oct.
and his mother agreed to con-
vey to Alexander P. Brown forty lots
of the st. Paul property, which was
agreed to be worth So, 500, to pay him
for his services in managing the estate
and to pay expenses for taxes. improve
mentS, etc. The amount of personal
property received in Philadelphia and
the receipts for rents and sale of pre-
perty IN St. Paul by Alexander p.
Brown was found to be nearly $29, 900,
while his expenditures for improve
ments. taxes, etc, figured UP large
sum of money. When Mrs. Isabella
Brown and William Alexander Brown
learned that the property was very val
liable, and that there had been large
receipts and expenditures, they refused
to convey the forty lots or to pay the
expenditures of Alexander P. Brown.
The latter brought this suit to recover
the value of the lots.
Judge Brill decided that Alexander
P. Brown is entitled to recover S39, soc,
the value of the forty lots, but declined
to go into the question of the value of
his services, as he had agreed to accept
that sum. Judge Brill further decided
charged interest on the several sums re-
proper expenditures for taxes, assess
ments, etc. An accounting was di-
rected to be taken, and if 1T is found
that the difference between the receipts
with interest to be charged and the ex-
penditures shall show that there is a
balance in9yfavor of Alexander Z.
Brown, then that sum shall be added to
the $4,000: but if it is found that the
balance is in favor of Mrs. Brown and
her son, then that balance shall be de-
Quoted from the sum of $4,000.