Richardson v. Keel

The original bill in this case was filed to administer the estate of E. T. Keel, deceased, as an insolvent estate — the insolvency having been suggested. In fact, however, as may be inferred from the allegations of the bill and subsecpient proceedings, the estate is not insolvent, though the allegations are that the personal estate will be insufficient to pay the debts.

Sometime after the bill was filed, to-wit, on the 24th of February, 1881, the administrator filed what is styled a petition in the cause against Samuel Keel, a son of the intestate and an heir and distributee of *75bis estate,…