Seymour v. Goodwin

Emery, V. C.

Complainant has brought suit at law against the defendant Rebecca Goodwin, as executrix of her husband, Hannibal Goodwin, deceased, upon a claim of $2,463 for goods sold and delivered to the testator in his lifetime. In this suit, the defendant, besides the general issue and plena admmistramt, has pleaded two special pleas, one of which is that the claim'of the plaintiff was not exhibited under oath, as required by the order taken to limit creditors, which was duly published, and that by a final decree, made by the surrogate, October 17th, 1901, all claims not brought in within…