Conroy
Williams v. Conroy
Opinion
Concurring Opinion
Sharbstbin, J.
I concur in the affirmance of the judgment and order for the reasons stated in the last paragraph of the opinion of Mr. Justice Myrick.
Lead Opinion
Myrick, J.
The motion to dismiss the appeal is denied. Though the action was brought by Williams, and he remained as plaintiff in the case as a whole, yet the portions of the decree appealed from relate, on their face, only to matters in controversy as between the defendants. In such matters Williams had no interest, would not be affected by any order relating thereto which might be made on the appeal, and was, in no respect, an adverse party to the appellants.
The appeal was taken from the order denying a motion for a new trial, and, as said above, from portions of the decree. But one undertaking was necessary to be given, no stay being required.
Substantially, the matters presented by the appellants for consideration on this appeal relate to the expenditure by Williams, while trustee, of thirty-nine thousand nine hundred and eighty-six dollars and eighty-seven cents, in improvements upon a lot which had been specifically devised to the Ketlers, and whether that amount should be deducted from the general trust fund belonging to the Conroy and Ketler trusts, so *193 called, and, in the adjustment of the effects on hand as between the two trusts, those effects should be divided equally, or…