Case Name: Nimmo, Executor of Wishart, v. The Commonwealth
Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1807-10-17
Citations: 1 Hen. & M. 470
Docket Number: 
Parties: Nimmo, Executor of Wishart, v. The Commonwealth.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Reports
Volume: 11
Pages: 211–211

Head Matter:
Nimmo, Executor of Wishart, v. The Commonwealth.
Saturday, October 17, 1807.
Executors — Plea of Plene Administravit — Judgment. — If, oil an issue joined on tte plea of plene admin-istravit, the .1 ury find assets to a certain amount less than the plaintiff’s claim, judgment ought to "be entered for that amount only, (for which execution may issue immediately) and for the balance, when assets shall come to the defendant's hands.
See monographic note on “Executors and Administrators" appended to Rosser v. Depriest. 5 Gralt. 6.
See, citing the principal case, foot-note to Timberlake v. Benson. 2 Va. Gas. 348; Braxton v. Wood, 4 Gratt. 35.

Opinion:
This was an appeal from a judgment of •the General Court. Several points were made in argument; but the only circumstance on which the decision of this Court was founded, was that the plea having been "plene administravit" the judgment was entered against the appellant, as executor of Wishart, for the whole amount of the debt, which was 1,3681. 2s.; although the Jury found that the assets in his hands amounted to the sum of 4821. 13s. only. For this defect it was reversed; and this Court, proceeding to give such judgment as the General Court ought to have given, directed that the Commonwealth should have execution (the judgment being on a scire facias) for the said sum of 4821. 13s., with interest and damages thereupon, according to law, and the costs which accrued in the General Court; and for the farther sum of 8831. 9s., with interest and damages thereupon, when so much of the goods and chattels of his testator should come to the hands of the appellant to be administered.