Poythress v. Poythress
Poythress v. Poythress
Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
delivering the opinion.
The only ground upon which this could be done, is, that the trust estate is likely to be wasted before the termination of the litigation; so that ultimate injury will accrue to the complainant. He, himself, does not, and we apprehend would not, swear that he fears any such result.
It is not alleged that he has gambled off any negro or note-belonging to William B. Poythress, nor even one of Ms own. And the Court below adjudged, that the fact that the defendant played cards and billiards, and frequented the grog-shops, was not, of itself, sufficient to justify the exercise of the extraordinary power invoked on this occasion. And however reprehensible such habits and practices may be, we cannot say that this was such a flagrant abuse of the Judge’s discretion, as to demand the intervention of this Court.
Reference
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- William B. Poythress, in error v. Russell K. Poythress, in error
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