Legal Opinion

Executors of Ransom v. Geer

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided October 15, 1878PublishedCited by 2 opinions

On bearing, on demurrer..

1Opinion of the Court

The Vice-Chancellor.

The demurrer in this case ascribes two faults to the bill: Eirst, that it omits a necessary party who should be either a complainant or a defendant in his representative capacity; and, second, that it omits another person who is a necessary party defendant.

The bill is filed by "Warren A. Ransom and Aaron P. Ransom, as executors of the last will and testament of Jonathan H. Ransom, deceased, against Darius W. Geer and Edward W. Geer. The complainants sue as executors, and ask relief against the defendants as individuals. The bill is founded on three mortgages made by Darius…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wood v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
  2. Smith v. LawrenceNew York Court of Chancery · 1844

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Shippee v. ShippeeNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1937
  2. Trenton v. HowellNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942

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