Ramsdell v. Ramsdell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Debt on a probate bond, in which the defendant was surety for Sarah Crumpton, now deceased, as executrix of the will of her late husband, Samuel Crumpton. After the bond and will had been read, the plaintiff produced and examined sundry witnesses to prove that the executrix did not faithfully inventory all the personal estate.
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Debt on a probate bond, in which the defendant was surety for Sarah Crumpton, now deceased, as executrix of the will of her late husband, Samuel Crumpton. After the bond and will had been read, the plaintiff produced and examined sundry witnesses to prove that the executrix did not faithfully inventory all the personal estate. A part of this property was the produce of the farm, harvested after the death of the testator; and it was stated by the witnesses that money had been received by her on notes, which were not inventoried. The facts in the case are stated in the introduction to the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was afterwards prepared by
Shepeey J.
— The rights of these parties may depend upon the construction of the will of Samuel Crumpton, deceased. He appointed his wife sole executrix, and directed her to pay all the legacies within one year after his decease. She accepted the trust, and this suit is brought against hey surety on the bond. The breach alleged is, that she did not cause to be made and returned to the probate office, a perfect inventory of the estate. It appeared from the testimony, that the executrix sold and conveyed the farm, as she was authorized to do by…
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