Executor pleading
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 39 U.S. 33 - Elias Kane v. Gabriel Paul · 1840Most cited · 35 citing opinions
cause before / after death
when an executor sues in respect of a cause of action which occurred in the lifetime of the deceased, he must declare in the detinet, that is, in his representative capacity only. But where the cause of action accrues after the death of the testator, if the money recovered will be assets, the executor may declare in his representative character, or in his own name.
How often courts cite the case defining “Executor pleading”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “Executor pleading” — 35 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.