case rives versus coleman November upon exception at Lincolnsinn hall the  court have decree a account against the defendant of the asset of her husband  as his administratrix after his death she take all his good and stock in trade  and carry on the same business the master report pound due to the plaintiff  upon a balance of account who insist on interest for that sum Lord Hardwicke  hold that this be a demand on simple contract and the administratrix not have  yet sell the good her only fund for raise money she shall not be charge with  interest on the pound the plaintiff bring a bill against the defendant as  administratrix of her husband for a account of his asset the court decree a  account against her and reserve all future direction till the cause come back  upon the master report but interest be not reserve the defendant after the  death of her husband take all his good and stock in trade accord to the  appraise value and have carry on the same business but have not sell off all  the good the bill be bring in within six month after the husband death the  defendant put in her answer immediate and the cause be hear in in less than  two year from the fill of the bill so that she be guilty of no delay atkins  the master report pound due to the plaintiff upon a balance of account it come  on now before Lord chancellor for further direction when the plaintiff counsel  insist on interest for the sum of pound report due by the master to the  plaintiff the defendant object first that no interest be reserve by the decree  and therefore by the course of the court it can not now be make a question for  judgement and second if it have be reserve yet the defendant be not Chargeable  with interest in this case Lord chancellor I be of opinion that general no  interest can be allow where it be not order or reserve by the decree but  notwithstanding there be no particular reservation of interest by a decree yet  there be a discretionary power in this court to allow interest upon special  circumstance as where the demand in its nature carry interest as a bind c or  where it appear that the administrator have make interest of his intestate  effect while the suit have be depend Goodyere v Reg lake Amb but nothing of  that kind appear in this case and the plaintiff demand be only upon simple  contract and the defendant have no other mean to raise the money but by the  sale of the intestate good which be not yet sell there be no pretence for  charge her with interest upon the pound