Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1878

Fenderson v. Belcher

Fenderson v. Belcher
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Decided January 16, 1878 · Abbleton, Barrows, Libbey, Peters, Tirgin, Walton
68 Me. 59; 1878 Me. LEXIS 27

Fenderson v. Belcher

Opinion of the Court

TirgiN, J.

The lien created by R. S., c. 75, § 11, can be enforced only “ by suit and attachment of the share within two years after administration granted ” on the estate from which the share descends.

Administration was granted on Cyrus Fenderson’s estate on May 7, 1872 ; while this action was not commenced “ within two years” thereafter, but on February 18,1876. Therefore, according to the terms of the report, the entry must be,

Plaintiff nonsuit.

Abbleton, C. J., Walton, Barrows, Peters and Libbey, JJ., concurred.

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