In re the Estate of Muser

Foley, S.

The petitioner, the Hurley Machine Company, in this proceeding seeks to have two claims adjudicated against the estate.(1) By a decree of this court, affirmed by the Appellate Division, the Hurley Machine Company has established its right to an interest in certain patents owned in his lifetime by the decedent. The amount due under that decree has been fixed by stipulation of the parties at the sum of $10,705.03. The first question involves the right of the estate to set off against this amount a claim for royalties alleged to be due from the Hurley Machine Company. Muser was the…