BOARMAN'S CASE. 89

BOARMAN'S CASE.

Upon a petition and certificate, that a person is of unsound mind, a writ de lunatico
inquirendo, may be granted-—a committee appointed of the person and estate
of the lunatic, without account; upon condition of maintaining him, returning an
inventory. &c.—a runaway slave belonging to a lunatic may be sold to prevent a
loss—where two or more persons are appointed as a joint committee of a lunatic,
the trust ceases by the death of any one of them—a person, not a resident of the
state, should not be appointed committee of a lunatic—on the death of the lunatic
the court can only deliver itself of the lunatic's estate, without determining on
the claims of his creditors, or next of kin.

John Manning and Mary Ann, his wife, by their petition stated,
that Mary Jinn was one of the presumptive heirs at law of Corne-
lius Boarman^ then a resident of Prince George's county, who was
seized in fee simple of a valuable real estate in Charles county;
and possessed of a large personal estate, more than adequate to his
maintenance; that he had, by the visitation of God, been deprived
of his understanding; and, for several years past, had not enjoyed
any, or but very few lucid intervals of reason. Whereupon the
petitioners prayed, that a writ de lunatico inquirendo might issue;
that a committee might be appointed, &c. With this petition were
filed two certificates, stating, that Cornelius Boarman was believed
to be a lunatic.

26th April, 1797.—HANSON, Chancellor.—When this petition
shall have been duly filed, issue a writ agreeably to its prayer, to
Prince George's county.

The writ de lunatico inquirendo was accordingly issued; and an
inquisition had and returned; by which it was found, that Corne-
lius Boarman was then a lunatic of an unsound mind; and did
enjoy lucid intervals; but not so as that he was capable of the
management of himself and his property; and that he was seized
in fee simple of a tract of two hundred acres of land in Charles
county, with a number of negro slaves, and other personal pro-
perty as therein specified, &e.

1th February, 1798.—HANSON, Chancellor.—Ordered, that the
care, custody, and charge of the person, and of the estate, real and
personal, of Cornelius Boarman, a lunatic, be and it is hereby com-
mitted unto John Manning, husband to Mary Ann Manning, one
of the presumptive heirs of the said lunatic; and, that until the fur-
ther order of the Chancellor, the said John Manning shall use the