Southgate v. Continental Trust Co.

Charles L. E. Hutchinson died on September 28, 1890, leaving a will and two codicils which have been duly admitted to probate. Administrators with the will annexed were appointed, who so far administered his estate as to pay all his debts, and dispose of all his estate except a certain contract or claim against parties residing in France, for the sum of six hundred and twenty-nine thousand two hundred francs. Thereupon an order was made by the surrogate upon consent of all parties in interest, directing said administrators to assign such contract or claim to the defendant the Continental…