Butler v. Foster

This is a motion made by the defendants, constituting the firm of Foster & Adams, to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the cause of action set forth therein is barred by the Statute of Limitations.

The allegations of the complaint, so far as they are material to this motion, are as follows: That Foster & Adams are stockbrokers and members of the New York Exchange; that Ames W. Howlett died in 1915 and left him surviving his widow and three infant children; that in and by the terms of his will he named Arthur A. Costello executor and trustee and 'directed him, to invest and reinvest his…