2 Wis. 299 | Wis. | 1853
By the Court,
The objections to the decree of the court below are — 1st, Because Chauncey Brown, Jr., (in whose favor a decree is made) is not a complainant, and is not a party defendant. No process being prayed against him, he could not be a defendant, save on application and leave of court. This objection is founded upon a mistake. On inspection of the record, it appears that the defendant, Chauncey Brown, Jr., was regularly made a party defendant to the bill, and process prayed against him, and he appeared and answered.
We are unable to perceive the force of the argument, that as the interest of Chauncey Brown, Jr., as
The only remaining point to be considered, is in regard to the set-off claimed by the defendant, and set forth in his answer. The insuperable objection to the allowance of the greater portion of the set-off is, that by the defendant’s own showing of dates, the greater part of it accrued subsequent to the death of the intestate, and such claims cannot be set off against demands included in the assets of the estate. The authorities cited by the counsel for the appellees are conclusive upon the subject.
Some of the items set out in the answer, however, accrued previous to the dea'th of the intestate, and were the proper subject of set-off, and should be allowed. They amount to about eleven dollars, or thereabouts; but whatever may be their amount, the appellees are willing now to allow it, and to remit so much of the decree. This being done, we see no rear son why the decree of the Circuit Court should not be affirmed.
On filing a remittitur for the amount of the items, which, by their date as set out in the answer, accrued prior to the death of the intestate, as the same appears by the bill and answers, the decree of the Circuit Court will be affirmed.