Littlefield v. Gorton

This is a proceeding in equity which is now before this court on the complainant’s appeal from a final decree entered by a justice of the superior court overruling the complainant’s exceptions to a master’s report, confirming such report, denying the complainant the relief prayed for in his bill of complaint, and fixing the master’s fee.

The appeal is based on the usual grounds, viz., that such decree is contrary to the law and to the evidence in the cause. The bill of complaint, which was brought by the complainant in his capacity as administrator d.b.n.c.t.a. of the estate of one Byron Read,…