Succession of Montgomery
Succession of Montgomery
Opinion of the Court
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This case was before us on a former appeal, and the facts of it are
We are of opinion that there is error in the judgment, so far as it allows a privilege to William Jenkins and the estate of James Jenkins, under the deed of trust, for any portion of their claim. The deceased assigned to Whittington, for their benefit, thirty eight slaves, horses, cattle and moveables; of all this property only twenty four slaves are accounted for, and it is shown that William Jenkins has in his possession some of those slaves and cattle, in addition to various sums of money received by him under the same title. - Claiming equity under the deed of trust, these parties must do equity, and as they have failed to account for the remainder of the property assigned for their benefit, they cannot be heard.
The other questions in the cause are exclusively questions of fact, and appear’ to have been correctly decided in the court below.
The judgment is therefore reversed, and it is ordered that the tableau filed in this case be amended so as to distribute the sum of $5,937 13, now in the hands of the curator, among the creditors of the succession, and in proportion to the amount of their respective claims. It is further ordered that the costs of this appeal be paid by the appellant; the costs of the district court to be paid by the curator.
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