Pease v. Phelps
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action on a promissory note, made by Samuel Stebbins, deceased, in these words : “ Simsbury, January 7th, 1818. I promise to pay John Wood Pease, when he shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years, the sum of one thousand dollars ; value received.
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This was an action on a promissory note, made by Samuel Stebbins, deceased, in these words : “ Simsbury, January 7th, 1818. I promise to pay John Wood Pease, when he shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years, the sum of one thousand dollars ; value received. Samuel StebbinsOn the back of the note there was a writing in these words : “ The conditions of the within note are as follows : First, provided the within named John Wood Pease shall continue with the within named Samuel Stebbins until he arrive at the age of twenty-one years, and shall not leave him, or his wife Ursula, without their…
1Opinion of the CourtChurch, J.
The question raised by the demurrer to a part of the plaintiff’s replication, and reserved for the advice of this court, is, whether the exhibition of the note in question to Ursula Stebbins, one of the executors of Samuel Stebbins deceased, within the time allowed by the court of probate for the exhibition of claims against his estate, was sufficient; or was it necessary that such claim should have been a£ain presented after the plaintiff attained to the age of twenty-one years ?
I think that no other exhibition of the note, than that set forth in that part of the replication which has been…
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