Beckett v. Place
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Appeal from jury term. Action by Charles H. Beckett against Edward Place and another as sureties on a bond given by one Richard Cuff as administrator. Judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, J.
The facts of this case are beyond dispute. Mary Cuff died in 1880, and thereupon letters of administration were duly issued to Richard Cuff, her husband, upon her estate, by the *635surrogate of the city and county of New York. In order to obtain these letters, Richard Cuff, as principal, and the defendants, Edward Place and Hugh McRoberts, as sureties, executed a bond conditioned that the said Richard Cuff should faithfully execute the trust reposed in him as such administrator, and obey all orders of the surrogate touching the administration of the estate committed to him. In the course of such…
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- Dunford v. . WeaverNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Kelly v. . WestNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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