Stone v. Estate of Peasley
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from the disallowance of a claim made by the appellant against the estate of the intestate. The. cause was referred, and, from the report of the referee, the following facts appeared.
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Appeal from the disallowance of a claim made by the appellant against the estate of the intestate. The. cause was referred, and, from the report of the referee, the following facts appeared. By the will of Daniel Peasley, sen., the father of the intestate, which was probated Januáry 18, 1828, three-fourths of his property, after providing for his widow, was given to his son, the intestate ; and the other fourth was to be equally divided between his daughters, Lucy Ann Peasley and Laura Ann Peasley. The appellant was appointed guardian for the intestate, and also of the said Lucy Ann and Laura…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, at the circuit session in October, by
Eedeield, Ch. J.
There are numerous questions involved in this case, more or less preliminary to the main question, which, being decided in favor of the appellees, would lead to a new trial, without determining the main question, and as they have all been fully argued, it seems important, as far as consistent, to determine them now.
I. A question is made in regard to the extent of the operation of this remodelling of the decree of 1843, whether it is binding upon the esate of Daniel Peasley, there being no general…
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