Cowen v. Adams

SEVERENS, District Judge.

The defendants, Thomas M. Adams and E. C. Means, as administrators with the will annexed, have filed a petition for a rehearing of this case, upon the following grounds:

*449“First. Because the settlement of October 16, 1890, is decreed to be set aside upon grounds not alleged in the bill, and which- were therefore not discussed by counsel for the petitioners at the argument.

“Second. Because, upon the question whether the notes of William Means are forgiven by the fifth clause of the will, there is a clear distinction, overlooked by the court, between the note of November…