Hoffman v. Hoffman

Citations

• 88 Md. 60
• 40 A. 712
• 1898 Md. LEXIS 173

Syllabus

<p>Executors and Administrators — Correction of Errors in Accounts — Indebtedness of Distributee to the Estate —Distribution.</p> <p>When an executor alleges by petition that an account stated by him is erroneous in that it fails to charge a distributee with a debt due by him to the estate and fails to charge the executor with the appraised value of certain property, it is the duty of the Orphans’ Court to reopen the account and order a restatement thereof.</p> <p>When a distributee is indebted to the estate, it is the duty of the executor to retain from his share the amount of such indebtedness.</p> <p>An executor has the right to have a distribution of the personal property made under the direction of the Orphans’ Court upon the citation of the distributees, in accordance with Code, Art. 93, secs. 138, 139 or 143.</p>