Nicholas Staub's Appeal from Probate
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from an order and decree of the Court of Probate for the District of New Milford, authorizing an allowance to the widow of John Peck, deceased, during the settlement of his estate ; taken to the Superior Court in Litchfield County and tried to the court, Robinson, J., upon appellee’s demurrer to the reasons of appeal filed by the appellants; the court overruled the demurrer and the appellee refusing to answer over judgment was rendered for the appellants and the…
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Appeal from an order and decree of the Court of Probate for the District of New Milford, authorizing an allowance to the widow of John Peck, deceased, during the settlement of his estate ; taken to the Superior Court in Litchfield County and tried to the court, Robinson, J., upon appellee’s demurrer to the reasons of appeal filed by the appellants; the court overruled the demurrer and the appellee refusing to answer over judgment was rendered for the appellants and the decree of the Court of Probate was reversed, and the original appellee appealed to this court. The case is fully stated in…
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.
The principal questions in this case arise upon the following written agreement:—
“ Marriage being contemplated between John Peck of New Milford in Litchfield County and State of Connecticut and Sarah Cranston of Brooklyn in the State of New York, and after marriage said parties intend to reside in the State of Connecticut, and said Peck having passed the meridian of his days, (the parties make the laws of the State of Connecticut to govern this agreement) and by the laws of said. State the parties can make a binding contract regarding their property, and what portion each shall have in the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Andrews v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1830
- Paine v. HollisterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
- Hall v. PiersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Weaver v. WeaverIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Leavenworth v. MarshallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1849
3Cited by15 opinions
- McHugh v. McHughSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Estate of YoellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
- Landers v. WhitneyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
- Rieger v. SchaibleNebraska Supreme Court · 1908
- Sacksell v. BarrettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
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