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Commission appoints fiduciary commissioner to review contested Swinson estate accounting
Summary
After attorneys disputed the handling of the estate of James S. Swinson Sr., the county appointed a fiduciary commissioner to subpoena records and review an interim accounting that showed apparent deficits and unexplained payments.
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Commission voted to appoint a fiduciary commissioner to review the estate accounting and, if necessary, subpoena bank and mortgage records after competing petitions in the estate of James Sherrard Swinson Sr.
Will Laurenson (identified in the record) outlined the probate timeline: the decedent died on June 22, 2024; a purported will dated Nov. 29, 1985 was presented on Jan. 2, 2025 and named Cynthia D. Winters as executrix while naming…
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