State Ex Rel. Moriarty v. Donahue
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action on probate bonds to recover damages for the failure of one of the defendants, as administratrix, to turn over to the plaintiff a distributive share of an estate to which she claimed to be entitled, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the court, Bennett, J., upon demurrers to the answers; the court sustained one demurrer and overruled the others, and rendered judgment accordingly (Shumway, J.), from which all parties other than the defendant…
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Action on probate bonds to recover damages for the failure of one of the defendants, as administratrix, to turn over to the plaintiff a distributive share of an estate to which she claimed to be entitled, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the court, Bennett, J., upon demurrers to the answers; the court sustained one demurrer and overruled the others, and rendered judgment accordingly (Shumway, J.), from which all parties other than the defendant Seery appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
On February 21st, 1906, the defendant Mary A. Donahue was appointed administratrix de bonis non of the estate of her mother, Bridget Donahue, and gave a probate bond, with the defendant Seery as surety, for the faithful discharge of her duties. On August 16th, 1906, having been ordered by the Court of Probate to sell all the real estate of the deceased, she gave another bond, with the defendant Grelle as surety, “to secure the distribution of the assets of said sale, according to law.” On September 19th, 1908, she settled her administration account, which showed that there was then in her…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hewitt's Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
- State v. ThresherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Hall v. PiersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Holcomb v. SherwoodSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1861
- Pratt v. StewartSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1881
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- Bishop v. BordonaroConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
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