Comstock's Appeal from Probate
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from a probate decree; taken to the Superior Court in Fairfield County. The decree was reversed in that court,-.and certain of the appellees appealed to this court. In tins court the First National Bank of New Canaan, which had upon its motion been made a party appellant in the Superior Court, pleaded in abatement of the appeal, and the ease was heard upon that plea. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
The only questions for our consideration in this case, arise under a plea in abatement to the appeal which Joseph M. Johnson, administrator, attempted to take to this court from the judgment of the Superior Court in the above mentioned appeal from probate.
In support of the plea two independent grounds were urged:—1st, that the appeal was not taken by any party to the proceedings in the court below; and 2nd, that the reasons of appeal were not filed within the time required by the statute.
We will consider only the last named ground, as in our view it is sufficient for the abatement and…
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