Langdon v. Goddard
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Hampshire
Bill in equity. The bill alleges that the complainants [Paul Langdon and another] were appointed executors of Elizabeth Sew-all by her will, dated July 25th, 1834. That she died Sept. 8th, 1838; that the said Elizabeth, by her will, and the codicils thereunto annexed, devised all. her estate to certain devisees therein named, which will was proved on December 3d, 183S, and letters testamentary were granted on May 6th, 1S39. That on July 10th, 1839, the exee-ut'ors filed in…
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Bill in equity. The bill alleges that the complainants [Paul Langdon and another] were appointed executors of Elizabeth Sew-all by her will, dated July 25th, 1834. That she died Sept. 8th, 1838; that the said Elizabeth, by her will, and the codicils thereunto annexed, devised all. her estate to certain devisees therein named, which will was proved on December 3d, 183S, and letters testamentary were granted on May 6th, 1S39. That on July 10th, 1839, the exee-ut'ors filed in the probate court for the county of Rockingham, and state of New Hampshire, copies of the said will and probate, and gave…
1Opinion of the Court
STORY, Circuit Justice.
As I understand the present case upon the bill, answers, and evidence, there is no small difficulty in acting upon it, owing to technical objections, which I do not perceive how the court is to overcome. The plaintiffs, who are citizens of Maine, claim in their character of executors of the last will and testament of Elizabeth Sewall, of York, in the same state, widow, deceased, dated the 25th of July, A. D. 1834. The will has been proved by the executors, both in the state of Maine, and the state of New Hampshire, in the regular probate courts of each state. The…
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