Barroll & Cannell v. Reading

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Buchanan, J.

It appears in this case that an instrument of writing, *176purporting to be the last will and testament of Andrew f. Peterson, was exhibited in the orphans court of Cecil county, for probat, by the appellee* against which a caveat was entered by the appellants* and that pending the caveat, and after the depositions of several witnesses had been taken, an application was made to that court, on the part of the appellan ts, to direct a plenary proceeding by libel, and answer on oath, and to call a jury of twelve freeholders to their assistance*…