Martin v. . Gage
New York Court of Appeals
Or the 22d of March, 1839, Martin Gage made his promissory note for $974.15, payable to John Martin (the appellant in this case) one day after date.
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Or the 22d of March, 1839, Martin Gage made his promissory note for $974.15, payable to John Martin (the appellant in this case) one day after date. In July, 1839, he made his will, .appointing his brother, Samuel G. Gage (the respondent), and two other persons executors, giving them authority, for and towards the performance of his will with all convenient speed after his decease or at such times as they should deem proper, to sell and dispose of so much of his personal estate as they should think advantageous, retaining so much thereof as they should see fit for the use of the family and…
1Opinion of the CourtGardiner, J.
Martin Gage made his promissory note for $974.15 in favor of the appellant, and died in July, 1841, a little more than two years after the time when the note matured. By his will he authorized, his .executors to sell so much of his personal property as they might deem proper, and. “ all or so much of his real estate as they should deem best for the benefit of his heirs or for the ■payment of his debts.” By a subsequent clause he directed a division of the residue of his real and personal estate (after the payment of his debts and legacies) among his children. In September, 1848, the…
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