West v. Randall
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island
This was a bill in equity, brought by William West, of Southridge, in the state of Massachusetts, one of the children and heirs of i/illiam West, formerly of Scituate, in the state of Rhode-Island, against Job Randall, a son-in-law of the last mentioned William West, and Jeremiah Phillips, both inhabitants of said Scituate.
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This was a bill in equity, brought by William West, of Southridge, in the state of Massachusetts, one of the children and heirs of i/illiam West, formerly of Scituate, in the state of Rhode-Island, against Job Randall, a son-in-law of the last mentioned William West, and Jeremiah Phillips, both inhabitants of said Scituate. The bill set forth, that on the 10th day of July, 1792, the said last mentioned William West, was possessed in fee simple of a certain farm in said Scituate, and of a large quantity of personal estate, consisting of stock, farming utensils, and household furniture. That he…
1Opinion of the Court
STORY, Circuit Justice.
This cause came on to be heard at the last term of this court upon the bill, answers, and depositions, and other evidence, and was then argued by counsel. The bill is, in substance, a bill against the defendants, as survivors of four trustees, for a discovery and account of certain real and personal estate, alleged to have been conveyed to them by one William West in trust for the payment of his debts, and the charges of the trust, and the surplus to be held for his benefit. The plaintiff, as one of the heirs at law, of the said William West, claims title to an eleventh…
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