Legal Opinion

Weller v. Weller

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided September 15, 1844Published

Trustee Process. The writ was served upon the trustees April 13, 1839. Judgment having been rendered against the principal debtor by default, the trustees appeared and filed their joint disclosure, in which they set forth the facts substantially as follows. John H. Weller, Harry Weller, Nathan Weller, Jr., Jonathan Weller and Catharine Warden were heirs of the estate of Nathan Weller, deceased.

Read the full summary

Trustee Process. The writ was served upon the trustees April 13, 1839. Judgment having been rendered against the principal debtor by default, the trustees appeared and filed their joint disclosure, in which they set forth the facts substantially as follows. John H. Weller, Harry Weller, Nathan Weller, Jr., Jonathan Weller and Catharine Warden were heirs of the estate of Nathan Weller, deceased. On the 28th day of December, 1829, Nathan Weller, Jr., by deed, conveyed all his interest in the estate to John H. Weller, and the said John H. also purchased all the interest of Harry Weller in said…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Royce, J.

The trustees now before the court, in payment for the estate of Nathan Weller the elder, which they purchased of Jonathan Weller, executed their promissory notes, which were lodged in the hands of Vail by order of the judge of probate, and made payable to the heirs respectively, for the value of their several shares in that estate. Among those heirs were John H. Weller, (the principal defendant) Harry Weller, and Nathan Weller the younger. The shares of the two latter had been purchased and paid for by John H. Weller, before the estate was set…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Camp v. ScottSupreme Court of Vermont · 1842
  2. Hoyt v. SwiftSupreme Court of Vermont · 1841
  3. Jun v. LelandSupreme Court of Vermont · 1828
  4. Baxter v. CurrierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1841
  5. Hutchins v. HawleySupreme Court of Vermont · 1837

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API