Hanscom v. Marston
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Agreed statement. This was an appeal from the allowance of the defendant’s ac count, as executor of Crispus Graves, by the probate court for Cumberland county.
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Agreed statement. This was an appeal from the allowance of the defendant’s ac count, as executor of Crispus Graves, by the probate court for Cumberland county. Besides the facts stated in the opinion, it appeared, that the executor, before the settlement of said account, had made the following exchanges, viz: ■ — ■ For the $5,000 U. S. bonds, which were then worth a premium of 6 per cent, he took a note for the same amount, ($5,000,) bearing 7 per cent, interest, dated June 28, 1879. He took, at the same time, as security from the indorser of the note, who was his counsel, a warranty deed of…
1Opinion of the CourtEmery, J.
One Crispus Graves by will appointed Maratón, the appellee, its executor, and devised all the residue of his estate, after paying debts, etc., to school district No. 5 in Falmouth “for the purpose of educating the children of said district.” Graves died, and his will was duly probated, and his appointment of Maratón as executor was confirmed. Among the assets of the estate, which came to the executor, were $5,000 in U. S. bonds, agreed to be worth 6 Jo premium; a note for $1,700 against one Blake from which $1,000 was realized; and $900 Northern Pacific R. R. bonds. What these bonds were…
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