Leigh v. Executors of Savidge
New Jersey Court of Chancery
This was a bill filed by John S. Leigh and Robert S. Leigh, on behalf of themselves and others, legatees of John Sdvidge, deceased, against the executor of said deceased, to recover legacies bequeathed to them by the will of testator.
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This was a bill filed by John S. Leigh and Robert S. Leigh, on behalf of themselves and others, legatees of John Sdvidge, deceased, against the executor of said deceased, to recover legacies bequeathed to them by the will of testator. The prayer of the bill was, that the legacies might be paid out of the personal estate, and if that be insufficient after payment of debts and funeral expenses, that the legacies be charged upon the real estate of the testator not specifically devised; that said real estate might be sold, and the proceeds appropriated to> the payment of the legacies. ■ The…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The bill is filed by and on behalf of the legatees under the will of John Savidge, deceased, to recover legacies bequeathed by said will. The personal estate of the testator, after the payment of debts and funeral expenses, having proved insufficient to satisfy the legacies, the bill prays that the legacies may be declared a charge upon the real estate, and that so much of the real estate not specifically devised as may be necessary for that purpose be sold, and the proceeds appropriated in satisfaction of the legacies. The material question in the cause is, whether the…
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- Wright v. Denn Ex Rel. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
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