Jelly v. Elliott

Blackford, J. —, The record states that on the 23d of' November, 1843, Polly Elliott, by Brown and Dumont, her solicitors, filed a petition in the Probate Court. The petition states that the petitioner is resident in the state of New Hampshire; that she is the widow of Samuel Elliott, deceased, who had lately died in Dearborn county, Indiana; that the defendant, -who is the administrator of the estate of the deceased, has in his hands more than 500 dollars belonging to the estate; that the petitioner, as widow as aforesaid, has a right to 150 dollars of saúf* - money; that she has demanded…