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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

The affairs of an executor are precarious only when conducted with such recklessness as in the opinion of prudent and discreet men endangers their security.

Shields v. Shields, 60 Barb. (N. Y.) 56.