Legal Opinion
Peyton v. Werhane
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 23, 1940PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAvery, J.
This is an action of discovery on the part of the plaintiff to which the defendants filed an answer and cross-complaint also asking a discovery. After hearing, the court entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff on the complaint and the defendants upon the cross-complaint, directing a discovery by both parties, and the defendants have appealed. From the finding these facts appear: The plaintiff is the widow of William C. Peyton, deceased, who died on April 4, 1936, a resident of Greenwich, leaving a will, of which the defendants were named executors, which was admitted to probate in the…
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- Skinner v. JudsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1831
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