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 1798.

et, verus et.

N error from the State of Connecticut. The caue was argued at the lat term, (in the abence of ) and now the court delivered their opinions eriatim.

, Jutice. The deciion of one quetion determines (in my opinion) the preent dipute. I hall, therefore, tate from the record no more of the cae, than I think neceary to the conideration of that quetion only.

The Legilature of Connecticut, on the 2d Thurday of May, 1795, paed a reolution or law, which, for the reasons aigned, et aide a decree of the court of Probate for Hartford, on the 21t of March 1793, which decree diapproved of the will of Normand Morrion (the grandon) made the 21t of Augut 1779, and refued to record the aid will; and granted a new hearing by the aid Court of Probate, with liberty of appeal therefrom, in ix months. A new hearing was had, in virtue of this reolution, or law, before the aid Court of Probate, who, on the 27th of July 1795, approved the aid will, and ordered it to be recorded. At August 1795, appeal was then had to the uperior court at Hartford, who at February term 1796, affirmed the decree of the Court of Probate. Appeal was had to the Supreme Court of errors of Connecticut, who in June 1796, adjudged, that there were no errors. More than 18 months elaped from the decree of the Court of Probate (on the 1t of March 1793) and thereby Caleb Bull and wife were barred of all right