Vaiden v. Edson
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Learning, whose opinion is reported an-Lc p. 65. The complainants, Charlott B. Vaiden, Annie M. Lane, Margaret E. Holmes and George W. Jones, filed a supplemental bill in equity setting out that in the original bill it was charged one Henry Brown died testate, and by his last will and testament devised to his widow, for life, all his real and personal estate, and directed that after her death the…
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On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Learning, whose opinion is reported an-Lc p. 65. The complainants, Charlott B. Vaiden, Annie M. Lane, Margaret E. Holmes and George W. Jones, filed a supplemental bill in equity setting out that in the original bill it was charged one Henry Brown died testate, and by his last will and testament devised to his widow, for life, all his real and personal estate, and directed that after her death the real estate should be sold and the proceeds of his entire estate divided into two parts, one of which was given to the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bergen, J.
The vice-chancellor overruled the demurrers, the propriety of which action is the question presented for review. As there are different grounds advanced by each defendant in support of their respective demurrers, they will be separately considered and determined. The first ground upon which Edson relies is that process is prayed against him individually and also as administrator, claiming that as the bill contains no charges that would justify a decree against him individually, he is entitled to a dismissal for that reason.
That the bill…
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