Ex Parte Lindley

ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JOE GREENHILL

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Rufus Lindley was the temporary administrator of an estate. The probate court which had appointed him entered an order removing him and appointing another in his place. The order directed Lindley to turn over the estate to his successor. He declined to do so, appealed to the district court, and posted bond. It was his contention that upon the appeal and the posting of bond, the order of the probate court was vacated and superseded. The probate court disagreed. Upon Lindley’s refusal to comply with the order, he was held to be…