Ayer v. Chadwick
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Assumpsit, on a joint and several promissory note for $1,000,< dated October 1, 1878, signed by the defendant, the defendant’s intestate, and one Ellen F. Chadwick, and payable to the plaintiff or order, on demand, with interest annually. Facts found by the court. In the spring of 1886 the defendant’s intestate acimowledged his liability, and renewed his promise to pay the note.
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Assumpsit, on a joint and several promissory note for $1,000,< dated October 1, 1878, signed by the defendant, the defendant’s intestate, and one Ellen F. Chadwick, and payable to the plaintiff or order, on demand, with interest annually. Facts found by the court. In the spring of 1886 the defendant’s intestate acimowledged his liability, and renewed his promise to pay the note. He died in the fall of 1886. The defendant, his son, was appointed administrator of his estate October 26, 1886. The plaintiff’s agent met the administrator soon after his appointment, called his attention to the…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
A claim against the estate of a person deceased may be presented in any form which brings the nature and amount of it distinctly to the notice of the administrator. A written statement or specification is not essential, at least when no objection is made for want of one. The design of the statute being to bring claims to the knowledge of the administrator so that he may be enabled to judge in what manner the estate may be settled, any form which brings the nature and amount of a claim distinctly to his notice is a compliance with the statute. Tebbetts v. Tilton, 31 N. H. 273; Walker v.…
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