Lewis v. England
Wyoming Supreme Court
Error to the District Court, Carbon County, Hon. David H. Craig, Judge. This action was originally brought by Charles Lewis against Mary England, as administratrix of the estate of Richard England, deceased, upon an account against the decedent. Upon the subsequent death of the plaintiff, the cause was revived in the name of Ida Lewis, as adminis-tratrix of the estate of Charles Lewis, deceased, as plaintiff. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Error to the District Court, Carbon County, Hon. David H. Craig, Judge. This action was originally brought by Charles Lewis against Mary England, as administratrix of the estate of Richard England, deceased, upon an account against the decedent. Upon the subsequent death of the plaintiff, the cause was revived in the name of Ida Lewis, as adminis-tratrix of the estate of Charles Lewis, deceased, as plaintiff. The facts are stated in the opinion. It is well established that the term “book account,” no matter where the same is used, has only this legal significance, i. e., it is an account kept…
1Opinion of the Court
Van Orsdel, Justice.
On November 21,1901,Charles Lewis,as plaintiff, brought’ an action in the District Court of Carbon County against the defendant in error, alleging that Richard England during his lifetime and on the 26th day of May, 1901, was indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $1,821.95, for balance due on an account for goods sold and delivered, and for divers sums of money advanced to the said England by the plaintiff. The petition further alleges that Richard England died intestate on the 26th day of May, 1901, and thereafter the defendant in error was duly appointed administratrix…
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