Eames v. Manly

Citations

• 117 F. 387
• 54 C.C.A. 561
• 1902 U.S. App. LEXIS 4443

Syllabus

<p>L Administratrix—Sale of Property—Setting Aside—Laches.</p> <p>A bill to set aside a sale of property of an intestate’s estate on the ground that the creditor who bought it, being the legal adviser and confidential friend of the administratrix, who was his sister, fraudulently obtained possession of the intestate’s books of account, and, by abusing the confidence of the administratrix, procured the allowance to himself of claims greatly exceeding what was due him, will be dismissed for laches, not having been brought till 12 years after discovery of the fraud, and when such creditor was dead.</p>