Beach v. Norton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was a bill in chancery, brought by Therein Beach, one of the executors of the will of Birdsey Norton, deceased, against his executors and the devisees’and legatees under the will, to obtain, by a decree of the superior court,‘a settlement of that estate. The prominent features of the bill, which was voluminous^ are sufficiently exhibited in the following abstract.
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This was a bill in chancery, brought by Therein Beach, one of the executors of the will of Birdsey Norton, deceased, against his executors and the devisees’and legatees under the will, to obtain, by a decree of the superior court,‘a settlement of that estate. The prominent features of the bill, which was voluminous^ are sufficiently exhibited in the following abstract. On the 26th of March, 1812, Birdsey Norton made his will, duly perfected for the conveyance of real and personal estate, according to the laws of this state, and the states of Massachusetts, New- York and Ohio, by which he gave…
1Opinion of the CourtDaggett, J.
The object of this bill is to draw before the superior court the settlement of the estate of the late Birdsey Norton. It alleges, that his last will and testament has been proved before the court of probate in the district of Litchfield, within which the deceased last dwelt, and before competent courts in the states of Massachusetts, New-York and Ohio, where properly belonging to the deceased remained at his death.
No proceedings have been had in relation to the settlement of this estate before any of these courts, excepting that an imperfect inventory has been made out, by the executors…
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