Sylvester's Adm'r v. Willson's Adm'rs
District Court, D. Alaska
Bill in equity by L. H. Wakefield, as administrator de bonis non of the estate of Rufus Sylvester, deceased, against Mary A. Willson and T. C. McHugh, administrators of the estate of Thomas A. Willson, deceased, for an accounting by defendants and the appointment of a receiver of the property of Rufus Sylvester, plaintiff’s intestate.
Read the full summary
Bill in equity by L. H. Wakefield, as administrator de bonis non of the estate of Rufus Sylvester, deceased, against Mary A. Willson and T. C. McHugh, administrators of the estate of Thomas A. Willson, deceased, for an accounting by defendants and the appointment of a receiver of the property of Rufus Sylvester, plaintiff’s intestate. The facts are these: Prior to March 2, 1900, Thomas A. Willson and Rufus Sylvester were residents of the town of Wrangell, Alaska, and engaged in the business of conducting a sawmill at that place under the firm name and style of Willson & Sylvester. Rufus…
1Opinion of the Court
GUNNISON, District Judge.
This case presents a most complicated condition of the affairs of men, dead and alive. Had the decedents, their executors and administrators, set about the task, they could not have been more successful in producing the tangle which is disclosed by the evidence in this case. From these complications, many legal questions arise *332under the laws of Alaska which it would seem have not been passed upon by the courts of this district.. The first question raised on the pleadings is as to the validity of the appointment of L,. H. Wakefield as administrator de bonis non with…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Windsor v. McVeighSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- McDowell v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- State v. DanielsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- Bailey v. WinnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- American Burtonizing Co. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1926
- Linge's Adm'r v. Alaska Treadwell Co.District Court, D. Alaska · 1906
- Ex parte OatesDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1931
- In re Decker's EstateDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1906
- In re the Estate of VoseDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1959