Conformity, Bill Of - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition conformity-bill-of

Definition :

Conformity, bill of. When the executor or adminis-trator found the affairs of his testator or intestate so much involved that he could not safely administer the estate, except under the direction of the Court of Chancery, he filed this bill against the creditors to have their claims adjusted, and a decree settling order and payment of assets made. This bill was so called, probably because the executor or administrator undertook to conform to the decree, or the creditors were compelled by the decree to conform to it, 1 Story's Eq. Jur. 440.