COOK v. ROGERS, 2 Del. Cas. 544 (1820)

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 49

ROBERT COOK, Administrator of Nancy Cook, v. THOMAS ROGERS, one of the Executors of Dr. Rogers.

Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Sussex County.
March 8, 1820.

Exceptions to account passed before Philips Hollock, Register, November 19, 1817.

Mr. Robinson, Mr. Cooper for appellant. Mr. Wells for appellee.

First. That accountant has not accounted for the amount of the respective debts due to said testator at the time of his death viz. (here follow their names) with all which debts said accountant is chargeable as he collected them, or might have collected them. Nor has he accounted for money received of [___][1] Tingh of Baltimore Hundred, of Dr. Hudson, and Dr. Jester.

This case is continued until the next court, the defendant seeming not to be prepared to meet the exceptions. In this respect particularly where he has entered satisfaction to a judgment, and the money accounted for does not amount to the whole debt, as it appears on record, he is not able to show, or explain, whether there were any credits, or discounts, or why it is that the whole sum stated on the record was not received or accounted. The first exceptions generally relate to the judgments, and from this apparent difficulty, and a willingness of appellant to continue this cause, and an intimation fro Mr. Wells, counsel for respondent, that in the future progress of the case, he may probably pray a continuance, and from an apprehension that wrong may be done, the case is continued.

[Miscellaneous entries and orders of the Orphans’ Court appear here, Ridgely’s Notebook III, 50-55.]

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