Supreme Court of Connecticut August 15, 1850 (Johnson v. Belden)

Church, Ch. J.

Questions of advancement generally arise in the settlement of intestate estates. If an estate be testate, the will of the testator is the only law of distribution. But where wills exist, they sometimes dispose of the estate in reference to former advanced portions: in such cases, the law of advancements must also be consulted. Porter & ux. v. Collins, 7 Conn. R. 1. Coveil v.