Griggs v. Dodge
Supreme Court of Connecticut
In the Court below, HP JL HIS was an action of account, demanding, “ That to “ the plaintiff the defendants render their reasonable ac- “ count, during the time that they, or either of them, joint- “ ly, or severally, have been the plaintiff’s bailiffs and recei- ■“ vers,” The declaration stated, that the plaintiff was the son, and the defendant Sarah, the wife, of Nehemiah Dodge.
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In the Court below, HP JL HIS was an action of account, demanding, “ That to “ the plaintiff the defendants render their reasonable ac- “ count, during the time that they, or either of them, joint- “ ly, or severally, have been the plaintiff’s bailiffs and recei- ■“ vers,” The declaration stated, that the plaintiff was the son, and the defendant Sarah, the wife, of Nehemiah Dodge. On the 21st day of' April, 1795,, Nehemiah made his vvill, and therein gave to Sarah the use of one third part of the whole of his real and personal estate, to be received by her after his decease, to enjoy the same…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Treadwell, Lt, Gov. Newberry, Austin, Allen, and Edmond, Assts. dissenting,
the judgment was affirmed, (r) As to the power of limitation, there was no difference of opinion, except as to the extent to which it should be carried : whether it should be restricted to such articles as stock, cash, &c. which perish not with the using, or should comprise every description of personal property, was a subject of some doubt. The majority, however, were of opinion, that the rule must be universal; and that it must be left to the discretion of mankind, to make the application. The principal…
2Cited by6 opinions
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- Thomas v. CastleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. MasonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Chapin v. CookeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
- Harrison v. MooreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
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