Freeman v. . Knight
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was a bill filed at Fall Term, 1840, of Edgecomb Court of Equity, by the widow, children and some of the grand .'children of Josiah Freeman deceased, all of whom were legatees in the will of the said Josiah, calling upon the defendant, who is the administrator with the will annexed, for an account of the estate, and for its distribution accord-t f r* t i ing to the directions of the testator.
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This was a bill filed at Fall Term, 1840, of Edgecomb Court of Equity, by the widow, children and some of the grand .'children of Josiah Freeman deceased, all of whom were legatees in the will of the said Josiah, calling upon the defendant, who is the administrator with the will annexed, for an account of the estate, and for its distribution accord-t f r* t i ing to the directions of the testator. The administrator nled his answer, submitting an account of the estate, and professing his readines to pay it over to the plaintiffs, but stated that there were several difficult questions in the…
1Opinion of the CourtGaston, J.
This bill was filed by the plaintiffs claiming to be entitled under the will of Josiah Freeman, deceased, to the testator’s personal estate, against the defendant, who is administrator with the will annexed, for an account. The defendant put in his answer, and the cause was set down to be heard on bill and answer, and then transferred to this Court for hearing. There is no objection made to the taking of an account, but the directions of the Court are prayed for in relation to sundry question's presented by the pleadings, and which should be settled before the account is taken.
The testator…
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