Goodrich v. Pendleton
New York Court of Chancery
PHINE&S MILLER, of Georgia, made his will, the 11th of December, 1797, appointing Decius Wadsworth, Samuel Kellock, and his wife, Catharine Miller, his executors, and died the 7th of December, 1803.. The two executors first named declined to act, and the • executrix administered, but did not take out any letters testamentary in this state.
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PHINE&S MILLER, of Georgia, made his will, the 11th of December, 1797, appointing Decius Wadsworth, Samuel Kellock, and his wife, Catharine Miller, his executors, and died the 7th of December, 1803.. The two executors first named declined to act, and the • executrix administered, but did not take out any letters testamentary in this state. At the time of his death, the testator was a creditor of the United States to forty thousand dollars, and upwards, on a contract made for supplying the United States, with ship timber. Some controversy having arisen between the executrix and the United…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
This plea, with its attendant answer, is insufficient.
1. In the first place, it is multifarious, and contains distinct points. It states that the cause of action did not arise within six years, and that the plaintiff was barred by the statute of limitations; it also states, that the sole acting executrix of Phineas Miller, deceased, made her will, and appointed her daughter, Louisa Shaw, executor, and that the daughter bad proved the will. This last point seems to be wholly unconnected with any fact forming the plea *388of the statute; if it meant any thing, it meant that the…
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