Legal Opinion

Ritchey v. Withers

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1880PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Newton Circuit Court. — Hon. Joseph Cravens, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtNorton, J.

This is a case arising on the exceptions of defendants, as creditors of R. N. Christian, deceased, to the final settlement of administrators of the estate of said deceased. In the trial court the exceptions to three credits claimed by plaintiffs were sustained, from which action plaintiffs have appealed, and insist that the trial court erred in disallowing each one of said credits.

It appears from the record that said Christian died the 29th day of October, 1864, leaving a widow, who, on the 25th day of September, 1865, in conjunction with her co-plaintiff'Ritchey, took out letters of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Picot v. O'FallonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1864
  2. Trustees of General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church v. McElhinneySupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  3. Sturgeon v. SchaumburgSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
  4. Byrd v. Governor of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 1829
  5. Nelson v. Russell's AdministratorsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1852

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. ThompsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1898
  2. Crooks v. HarrelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1929
  3. Bryant v. GreenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
  4. Jewell v. KnettleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1890
  5. Harrelson v. CrooksDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1928

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