Blankenbaker v. Bank of Commerce

This was a proceeding upon petition by the Bank of Commerce, of Indianapolis, Cyrus F. McNutt, William A. Montgomery and George W. Grubbs, against Leonidas Stout, as administrator of the estate of Eliza Bowles, deceased, and against Hiram D. Blankenbaker, Burnie Gaw, John C. Albert, Samuel Ryan, John W. Tucker and Arthur J. Simpson, as creditors of said estate, to obtain an order requiring Stout, as such administrator, to pay an allowance, in the nature of a decree, standing in their favor, against the estate, as a preferred claim.

The cause was tried upon an agreed statement of facts under…