Administbabe.L

To wait upon, serve; to dispose of, administer. Plene administravit. He has fully administered. Plene administravit prseter. He has fully administered except —. The emphatic words of pleas by an executor or administrator: the former plea meaning that he has lawfully disposed of all assets that have come into his hands; the latter plea, that he has administered aU assets except an amount which is not sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff's claim. 1 See Beall v. New Mexico, 16 Wall. 543 (1872); Stov aU V. Banks, 10 id. 583 (1870). » Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co. v. Tisdale, 91 U. S. 243 (1875); Devlin v. Commonwealth, 101 Pa. 276 (1882), "See Moore v. Randolph, 70 Ala. 584 (1881); Bower- SOX'S Appeal, 100 Pa. 437 (1882). *8ee generally Williams, and Schouler, on Executors, &c.; 2 Bl. Com. 489; 2 Kent, 409; 1 Pars. Contr Unless the defendant falsely pleads plene administravit he is not liable to a judgment beyond the assets in his hands. The plea is not necessarily false because not sustained. The jury, if no devastavit is averred, must find the amount of the assets, it any, before a judgment can be rendered.^ See AcciDKKE, Quando, etc.; Bona, De bonis; Det-