Huff v. Bruce

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellant, Raymond E. Huff, was the holder of a $5,000 contingent claim against the estate of Joe N. Bruce, deceased. The claim became absolute more than six months before the probate court’s final order of distribution of the estate, but Huff failed to present the claim for allowance within that interval. Instead, he brought this suit in the circuit court, asking the court to enter a declaratory judgment holding that the distributees of the estate (the appellees) are liable for the debt up to the extent of the property received by them from the estate. This…