Jun v. Leland
Supreme Court of Vermont
Tliis was a trustee process brought by the plaintiff against Jla-ron Leland as trustee of Jlsa Leland, under the act relating to “ absconded or concealed debtors.”
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Tliis was a trustee process brought by the plaintiff against Jla-ron Leland as trustee of Jlsa Leland, under the act relating to “ absconded or concealed debtors.” In the county court the trustee following disclosure : “ '^■aron who am summoned as trustee in this “ action, do disclose, testify, and say, that on the 20th day of May, “ 1823,1 executed a note as surety for my brother, Jlsa Leland, “to Solomon Willson, jun. for the sum of $■400, on interest, and “ at the same time I took for my security for signing said note “ a note signed by my brother, Jlsa, to me of the same date, and “ for…
1Opinion of the CourtPitENTiss, J.
delivered the opinion' of the Court. — Whether •or not Aaron Leland, who is summoned as the trustee of Asa Leland, ought to be charged as such in this action, must be decided upon the facts stated in his disclosure. The testimony contained in the deposition, which is said to have been used in the court below, and has been brought up here, cannot be noticed, since the appellate jurisdiction of this court, by the acts of 1824 and 1826, is confined exclusively to issues and questions of law, decided by the county court, either on the declaration and pleadings, or on the trial and hearing of a…
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