Wood v. Milling

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mr. Justice McGowan.

On February 18, 1869, the defendant, IT. J. F. W. Coleman, confessed a judgment to his sister-in-law, Tempe Cockerell, for $5,854.07, for money of her’s claimed to be in his hands. In October, 1871, Miss Tempe died, leaving a will, by which she gave her whole estate — including said judgment — to one Christopher O. Coleman and his children, charging it, however, with the life support of the defendant, Coleman, whom she- appointed one of her executors, and he is now her only surviving executor.

On September 11, 1888, the defendant,…