Murray v. Price

Maxwell, PRESIDENT:

Virginia Howard (now Murray) instituted this suit in equity against the executors of, and the beneficiaries under, the will of David C. Howard, deceased, for the purpose of subjecting the decedent’s estate to the payment of a contractual indebtedness. Prom a decree, sustaining demurrers to, and dismissing, plaintiff’s original and amended bills, plaintiff obtained an appeal. Subsequently, defendants, by motion to dismiss the appeal, challenged the jurisdiction of this Court on the ground that the decree of the chancellor was not ap-pealable. Logically, the question of…