Griswold v. Chandler
Superior Court of New Hampshire
This was an appeal frena a decree of the judge of probate, in this county, allowing the account of James Chandler, as administrator of the goods and estate of Gilbert Griswold, deceased. The appeal .was taken by some of the heirs of the deceased. An auditor had been appointed to examine the account, who made a report, in which he stated all the matters in controversy between the parties, and all the evidence upon which they relied, in this case.
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This was an appeal frena a decree of the judge of probate, in this county, allowing the account of James Chandler, as administrator of the goods and estate of Gilbert Griswold, deceased. The appeal .was taken by some of the heirs of the deceased. An auditor had been appointed to examine the account, who made a report, in which he stated all the matters in controversy between the parties, and all the evidence upon which they relied, in this case. The administrator was appointed in June, 1827, and presented the said account to the judge of probate, for allowance, on the!.first Tuesday of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Richardson, C. J.
It is said, that the administrator ought to be charged with two pews in the old meeting house in Walpole, the value being, as stated in the inventory, $20.
It appears that the intestate had an interest in two pews in the gallery of the said meeting house, being the owner of one half of each ; and that the administrator has not as yet disposed of that interest. But it appears, also, that the pews are of very little value, and not likely to find a ready sale ; that no written evidence of any title in the intestate has been found, and that…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wyman v. HubbardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
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