Reed v. Prescott

Bill in Equity, alleging that the plaintiff is heir to one half of the estate of James G. Thompson, of which the defendant James-L. Wilson is administrator; that the estate was represented as insolvent, and á commissioner appointed whose report was accepted by the probate court. The bill further alleges that by fraud the defendant Prescott secured the allowance by the commissioner of certain claims against the estate which were not legal charges against it, and the acceptance of the commissioner’s report by the probate court; and by fraudulent practices kept the plaintiff in ignorance of the…