Case ID: root_1/html/0177-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Webb v. Fitch and Carey, Administrators of Eleazer Cary.
    A party cannot be a witness in bis own favor, in chancery any more than at law.
    Chancery will not relievo against an express statute, where no fraul or accident hath happened. The Court of Probate may lengthen the time of commissioners on an insolvent estate, provided it does not exceed eighteen months. Chancery will decree an offset of liquidated debts.
    PetitioN in chancery; showing, that he gave his note to said Eleazer for £28; that he made payment of nearly the whole of said note to said Cary, and charged it on hook; that said Cary’s estate was represented insolvent, and commissioners appointed; that he omitted to exhibit his book to tbe commissioners, by being told by one of the administrators that the payments should he allowed on the note; that said commission is expired, and the administrators have recovered judgment before this court for the whole sum of said note; praying that all parties may be admitted to testify, and that he may be relieved against tbe judgment on said note, as be is remediless at law.
   By the Court.

The petitioner cannot be admitted to testify ; and it not being shown tbat be is deprived of his due, by any fraud in said administrators, he is equally barred of his remedy in equity as at law; this court cannot resume and adjust claims which, ought to have been exhibited to, and adjusted by commissioners.

Petitioner withdrew his petition, and replied to- the Court of Probate, and had the commission of said commissioners renewed, and exhibited said debt to them, which they allowed, amounting to £10 19s. 2d. lawful money; and then the petitioner applied to this court in September, A. D. 1790, stating the aforesaid facts, and praying for an offset; which, was decreed accordingly.