Ramsay v. Ramsay

The naked question presented by this record is, whether a claimant, who has received a dividend from an ancillary administration, shall be postponed in the division of assets found in the domiciliary administration, to the extent of the per cent already received by him, the estate being insolvent. It is the contention of plaintiffs in error that by their assumed diligence in having had their claims allowed in the Probate Court of St. Louis, they have gained a preference over other creditors of the estate located in the domicile of the intestate, to the extent of the foreign assets paid over…