Van Horne v. Fonda
New York Court of Chancery
THE bill filed July 28,1818, by Abraham A. Van Horne and Jane his wife, and Jellis H. Fonda, stated, that the plaintiffs, Jane and Jellis, were the only children and heirs at law of Henry V. Fonda, late of Caughnawaga, in Montgomery county, deceased.
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THE bill filed July 28,1818, by Abraham A. Van Horne and Jane his wife, and Jellis H. Fonda, stated, that the plaintiffs, Jane and Jellis, were the only children and heirs at law of Henry V. Fonda, late of Caughnawaga, in Montgomery county, deceased. That Jellis Fonda, father of H. V. F., on the 23d of May, 1791, made his will, by which, after sundry legacies and bequests, he devised all the residue of his estate to his two sons, Henry and Douw, the de- ■ ,'endant; and he nominated his son Doma, his son-in-law John Yates, his brother A. Fonda, and his friends H. Fry and A. Van Vechten, his…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The bill seeks to call the defendant to an account, as executor of the estate of Jellis Fonda deceased, and, also, as executor of the estate of Henry V. Fonda deceased, and, generally, to make him account as trustee, acting for and on behalf of the plaintiffs, in the management and disposition of the estate, real and personal, of Henry FI Fonda,
The defendant admits himself to have been the acting executor of the estate of his father, Jellis F. and is ready to account for the personal estate, and the rents and profits of the real estate which he may have received. The great…
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