Ferguson v. Broome

The Surrogate.

The will of John L. Broome was admitted to Prohate, January 16,1836, and letters testa*12mentary were issued to William Van Hook, the executor, February the 15th, 1836. On the 28th March, 1848, John T. Ferguson, administrator of John Ferguson, deceased, presented his petition to the Sm*rogate, claiming to be a creditor of John L. Broome, deceased, and praying for an order on Van Hook, the executor, to show cause why he should not be required to mortgage, lease, or sell the real estate of his testator for the payment of his debts. Such proceedings were had on this petition, that on…