Brown v. Brown
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Brown v. Brown, Washington Vol. II 151 (1795),[1] the court resolved account discrepancies of the estate.
Background
This suit was brought by the children of Samuel Brown. Samuel Brown passed away and his administrator Mr. Wentworth saw to the execution of his estate. Wentworth also owed Brown’s estate about 386 pounds. After Mr. Wentworth died, Thomas Brown was appointed the guardian of Samuel Brown’s children and Ms. Wentworth became the administrator of her husband’s estate. After Ms. Wentworth’s death, John Day became the administrator of the estate. However, not long after, a suit was filed to divide the Wentworth estate among his children, one of whom was the wife of Thomas Brown. According to documents, while Ms. Wentworth was alive, John Day paid Thomas Brown the £386 debt on behalf of Wentworth to the Brown orphans. However, Thomas Brown’s ledger showed no instance of payment, yet for a sum of £155. This was in spite of keeping very accurate records of accounts on the same day. Basically, the Brown orphans were suing for their money from their guardian, who was shown to be paid by the Wentworth Estate.
The Court's Decision
Chancellor Wythe found for Thomas Brown but the Court of Appeals reversed the judgment.
See also
References
- ↑ Bushrod Washington, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia, (Richmond: T. Nicolson, 1798), 151.
