McKim v. Doane

This is a bill in equity, brought on September 5, 1881, under the provisions of the Gen. Sts. c. 101, §§ 31-34, against the devisees and legatees of Sarah P. Doane and of Isaac Emery, the persons last named being sureties on the bond of George A. Doane, who, on January 1, 1866, was appointed trustee under the will of Samuel B. Doane.

The statutes of the Commonwealth provide that, after the settlement of an estate by an executor or administrator, and after the expiration of the time limited for the commencement of actions against him by the creditors of the deceased, the heirs, next of kin,…