Leavenworth v. Marshall
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an appeal from certain decrees of the court of probate, made and passed on the 1st day of December, 1846; one allowing and settling the account of the executrix of Preserved Marshall, deceased ; another authorizing and directing her to sell real estate, either at public or private sale, sufficient to raise the sum of 812 dollars, 91 cents ; and the other, accepting and approving her return of the sale.
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This was an appeal from certain decrees of the court of probate, made and passed on the 1st day of December, 1846; one allowing and settling the account of the executrix of Preserved Marshall, deceased ; another authorizing and directing her to sell real estate, either at public or private sale, sufficient to raise the sum of 812 dollars, 91 cents ; and the other, accepting and approving her return of the sale. The appellants were described as inhabitants of the state of Indiana, and claimed as residuary legatees and devisees under the will of Preserved Marshall. The appeal was taken to the…
1Opinion of the CourtStorks, J.
The question presented in this case, is, whether an appeal from a judgment or order of a court of probate, in the settlement of an estate, can be taken to an adjourned term of the superior court: and the decision of it depends on the true construction of the statute, giving the right of appeal from such judgments or orders, (tit. XXXI. Estates. s. 36. p. 236.) which provides, that “ if any person shall be aggrieved, by any order, sentence, denial, or decree, or judgment, of a court of probate, in the settlement of an estate, such person may appeal therefrom to the superior court in the county…
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