Buckhout v. Hunt

Brown, Justice.

The defendant is the executor of the last will and testament of Augustus Hunt, who died on the 30th of January, 1857. The will was proved and letters thereon granted to the defendant on the 25th day of February thereafter. On the 31st of March ensuing, the plaintiff presented his claim to the executor duly verified, and demanded payment. The affidavits ate in conflict with regard to what occurred on the presentation of the bill, but I assume for the purposes of the motion, that it was disputed and payment refused. It consisted of thirty-one items, the first of which was $5,000…