Stone's Administrators v. Halley

Judge Nicholas

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Halley filed his bill against Jesse Stone and the widow, administrators and heirs of William Stone, deceased, to subject the interest of Jesse in the estate of William, as one of his children, to the payment of an unsatisfied judgment, which he held on Jesse. Pending the suit, the widow died, and by an amended bill, he prayed to subject the interest of Jesse in her estate also.

William Stone and his said wife had ten children: three sons (Jesse, James and Micajah,) and seven daughters. Jesse and James each received from their father, in his life…