Gorman v. Banigan
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Bill in Equity for Discovery in aid of a suit at law. The facts are stated at length in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtTillinghast, J.
This is a bill of discovery whereby the complainant seeks to obtain certain specific information as to the condition, extent, and value of the estate of the late Joseph Banigan, in aid of a suit at law which the complainant has brought against the respondents, who are the executors on said estate.
The bill alleges that Joseph Banigan died on the 28th day of July, 1898, seized and possessed of a vast estate, both real and personal, and of great value, leaving a last will and testament and a codicil thereto in which the respondents— his four children — were named as executors and residuary…
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