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· 6/15/1832

Holliday v. Summerville

Citations

  • 3 Pen. & W. 533

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that receiver “used due diligence in ascertaining the heirs” upheld even though supreme court was “not greatly impressed by the vigor of the efforts made by the receiver to search out all possible distributees” where receiver had no actual knowledge of the existence of actual heir
  • accountant who makes distribution in compliance with decree of Probate Court “is protected by the decree, unless he acted in bad faith or failed to exercise the sound judgment and the degree of diligence required by the circumstances”

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Judges: Rogers

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