Cone v. Dunham
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Sura for the recovery of certain insurance stock, and for an account of cash and stock dividends received; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County.. The plaintiffs were the executors of James H. Averill and the defendants the executors and devisees and legatees of Austin Dunham. The case was heard before Carpenter, J., the facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiffs. The defendants appealed.
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Sura for the recovery of certain insurance stock, and for an account of cash and stock dividends received; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County.. The plaintiffs were the executors of James H. Averill and the defendants the executors and devisees and legatees of Austin Dunham. The case was heard before Carpenter, J., the facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiffs. The defendants appealed. The case is fully stated in the opinion. 1. The court erred in overruling the claim of the defendants that the action is barred by the statute of limitations. Gen. Statutes, §§…
1Opinion of the CourtSeymour, J.
It appears from the finding in this case that on and before August 14th, 1850, Austin Dunham owned twenty-one shares of the iEtna Life Insurance Company’s stock, on which ten dollars a share had been paid. On or about that date he sold to, or subscribed or bought for, James R. Averill, eight shares of said stock and Averill paid him therefor ten dollars a share and took a receipt as follows, viz.:
“ Hartford, Aug. 14,1850.
“Received from James R. Averill eighty dollars, being the first installment on eight shares of the iEtna Life Insurance Company’s stock standing in my name, but owned by him,…
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