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Griffin v. Griffin
40 Ala. 296
Ala.
1866
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JUDGE, J.

In this case, the administratrix applied to the probate court to set aside a decree which had been rendered against her upon the final settlement of the estate of her intestate, more than two years before the date of the application. This action of the court was invoked, mainly, on the ground that she had been erroneously charged on the settlement with the amount of several promissory notes, (assets of the estate,) remaining in her hands uncollected at the time of the settlement.

If the decree of the probate court was erroneous, it was not void, and is as conclusive as a decree in chancery, or a judgment of a circuit court; and after the expiration of the term at which it was rendered, the probate court had no power to set it aside, upon grounds which go only to t matters behind the decree, although such grounds may be true in point of fact.— Watson v. Hutto, 27 Ala. 513, and authorities there cited; especially the case of Slatter v. Glover, 11 Ala. 648.

Let the decree of the court below be affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Griffin v. Griffin
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Jun 15, 1866
Citation: 40 Ala. 296
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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