Robinson v. Swift
Supreme Court of Vermont
The bill stated that the plaintiff was indebted to Moses Robinson in his life time on several promissory notes, executed by the plaintiff to him, amounting in the whole to $2000, upon which notes, Heman Swift, administrator of Moses Robinson, had commenced suits, which were pending against the plaintiff; that Samuel Robinson died several years ago, leaving a will of which Isaac Tichenor was appointed executor, who proved the will and took letters testamentary thereupon ; in…
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The bill stated that the plaintiff was indebted to Moses Robinson in his life time on several promissory notes, executed by the plaintiff to him, amounting in the whole to $2000, upon which notes, Heman Swift, administrator of Moses Robinson, had commenced suits, which were pending against the plaintiff; that Samuel Robinson died several years ago, leaving a will of which Isaac Tichenor was appointed executor, who proved the will and took letters testamentary thereupon ; in and by which will the said Samuel gave all the rest and residue of his estate, after the payment of debts and certain…
1Opinion of the Court
Prentiss, Chancellor,
pronounced the opinion of the Court.— The bill, after stating that the plaintiff is indebted to the estate off Moses Robinson on several promissory notes, which are in suit against him, charges that the estate of Moses Robinson is indebted to the estate of Samuel Robinson, of which the plaintiff and Moses Robinson were joint residuary legatees; and the object off the bill is, to compel the administrator of Moses Robinson to account to the plaintiff for one moiety of the-sums so due from the-*384estate of Moses Robinson, by cancelling and delivering up the notes ¡n su¡(.…
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