Parsons v. Mills
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
This was an appeal from a decree of the judge of probate for this county, distributing the estate of Amos C. Adams to and among those creditors who had made out their claims before the commissioners. The appellant was one of the creditors, and the appellees were other creditors of the estate, whose claims had been allowed by the commissioners.
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This was an appeal from a decree of the judge of probate for this county, distributing the estate of Amos C. Adams to and among those creditors who had made out their claims before the commissioners. The appellant was one of the creditors, and the appellees were other creditors of the estate, whose claims had been allowed by the commissioners. The appellant, being dissatisfied with the allowance to the appellees, appealed from the decree of the judge establishing the report of the commissioners, and directing distribution to be made accordingly; and filed the following reasons of appeal,…
1Opinion of the Court
Emery now moved that the guardian of Louisa Adams, an infant under the age oí twenty-one years, and daughter and heir of the deceased, might be admitted to come in, and in her behalf contest, with the appellant, the claims which had been allowed to the appellees.
But the Court refused to admit the guardian. They said the act of June 15th, 1784, for the distribution of insolvent estates, has provided for all possible cases; that the administrator ought to have objected to these claims, and put the appellees to their action at common law; that if he wilfully neglected his duty in this…
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