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FRIENDLY SUIT

A suit brought by a creditor in chancery against an executor or administrator, being really a suit by the executor or administrator, in the name of a creditor, against himself, in order to compel the creditors to take an equal distribution of the assets. 2 William, Ex’rs, 1915.
Also any suit instituted by agreement between the parties to obtain the opinion of the court upon some doubtful question in which they are interested.

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