Bragdon v. Smith

This is an action of debt (R. S., Chap. 78, Sec. 27) to recover the amount of a pecuniary legacy under a will proved and allowed by the Probate Court. It is brought up on an agreed statement of facts, with exhibits attached, upon exceptions by the legatee to judgment of “plaintiff nonsuit,” together with a stipulation showing, with other facts not requiring recital here, that defendant, Edward Smith, otherwise known as Edward L. Smith, is the duly qualified executor of the decedent, Hoyt L. Smith, that the Warrant and Inventory returned in said estate showed an appraisal value of decedent’s…