Perkins v. Stone
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action on the case, brought by Thomas C. Perkins, Esq., as administrator of the estate of Henry Hudson, deceased.
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This was an action on the case, brought by Thomas C. Perkins, Esq., as administrator of the estate of Henry Hudson, deceased. The plaintiff, in the first count in his declaration, alleged, that on the 1st day of July 1843, he, as the administrator of said Hudson, had, in the hands of the defendants, fifteen hundred reams of paper, of the value of 3000 dollars, to be by them sold, on commission, to the best advantage, and the avails thereof to be paid to him, as such administrator ; but the defendants, neglecting their duty, did not sell the same prudently, and to the best advantage, but…
1Opinion of the CourtWaite, J.
The only question, presented for our consideration, in the present case, is. whether the plaintiff has such an interest in the subject matter of the suit, as will enable him to maintain his action. His right to sue, in this state, is not denied; and no question is made as to the jurisdiction of the court, in consequence of the residence of the defendants in Massachusetts, and the service of process upon one of them only.
The paper in the possession of the defendants, was the property of Hudson, at the time of his decease ; and had it then been within the jurisdiction of this state, the legal…
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