Flannery v. Brewer

Plaintiff sued defendant in trover for the conversion of goods of his decedent. The defendant pleaded the general issue, with special notice that he was administrator of William Budlong, and that the property had been Budlong’s, and that all his dealings were in that capacity, and to protect the estate.

*510The facts necessary to understand the controversy are these: Annette Budlong, who died in April, 1886, was wife of William Budlong, who died in June, 1886. In August, 1873, Budlong conveyed his farm to his wife, to revert to him in fee in case she died first. He also conveyed a lot of personal…