Norton v. Strong
Supreme Court of Connecticut
THIS was an action of trover for a quantity of hay and corn-ears. The cause was tried at Haddam, July term, 1813, before Swift, Brainard and Baldwin, Js.
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THIS was an action of trover for a quantity of hay and corn-ears. The cause was tried at Haddam, July term, 1813, before Swift, Brainard and Baldwin, Js. On the trial, it appeared, that the hay and corn in question had been raised by shares on the farm of Noah Norton, deceased, and put into his house and barn; that at the time of his death, which happened in December 1807, and for a long time previous, the plaintiff was and had been his conservator, duly appointed ; and that at the death of Noah, the plaintiff was in possession of the hay and corn no otherwise than an such conservator. It…
1Opinion of the CourtEdmond, J.
[After stating the case.] The testimony rejected must have been offered on the ground, that if admitted, it would conduce to prove one or both of two propositions, viz. either that by the exhibition of the account by the conservator, in which mention of the corn and hay is made, and the acceptance of it by the court, the hay and corn vested in the plaintiff as his property : or, that it would conduce to shew that the plaintiff, in his capacity of conservator, had become a creditor to the estate of Noah, and as such, had a lien upon the property, and a right to the possession until his claim…
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