Rector v. Conway
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Pulaski County. Hon. Hulbert F. Fatrchild, Chancellor. The complainant presented to the Probate Court for allowance, the claim which he held as administrator of his father against the estate of Conway. He could not allow it himself, but had to present it to the Probate Court to be allowed, if proved to the satisfaction of the Court, and he had to make the same affidavits as the law required of other claimants.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Pulaski County. Hon. Hulbert F. Fatrchild, Chancellor. The complainant presented to the Probate Court for allowance, the claim which he held as administrator of his father against the estate of Conway. He could not allow it himself, but had to present it to the Probate Court to be allowed, if proved to the satisfaction of the Court, and he had to make the same affidavits as the law required of other claimants. Digest 125. The Court did allow it. And this was the judgment of a Court of competent jurisdiction, acting on a matter within its acknowledged power;…
1Opinion of the Court
Hon. Thomas Johnson, Special Judge,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This was a bill filed by Henry M. Rector against Elias N. Conway and Jared C. Martin, the object of which was to cancel a tax title deed, executed by the Sheriff of Pulaski county to defendant, Conway, on the 23d of December, 1845, for the NE. fr. £ of Sec. 6, T. 1, N. oí R. 11 W., and a quit-claim deed executed by Conway to defendant, Martin, on the 3d day of January, 1846, for the same land, to quiet complainant’s title, etc.
The facts of the case, so far as necessary to be stated, are:
That one Henry W. Conway departed…
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