Tennant v. Neal

Plaintiff in error brought assumpsit against Mary Ann Heal, the widow and administratrix, and Mary E. Hume and Martha Henson, the children and heirs of Thomas F. Heal, deceased. The real cause of action is a claim against the estate of Heal for §549.24 in favor of plaintiff, allowed by the county court, July 15, 1877, and the right to recover the amount of it against defendants in this suit is based upon the alleged facts that there were no personal assets of said estate to pay said claim, or any part of it, and defendants inherited, as heirs of Heal, real estate which they owned and…