Thompson v. Buckley
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Harris County. This proceeding .was commenced in the probate court of Harris county, by the judge ordering a notice to be served upon the appellee, as administrator of Humphreys, to appear and make a showing of the manner in which he'had administered the estate; and also his final account of the administration.
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Appeal from Harris County. This proceeding .was commenced in the probate court of Harris county, by the judge ordering a notice to be served upon the appellee, as administrator of Humphreys, to appear and make a showing of the manner in which he'had administered the estate; and also his final account of the administration. The administrator appeared in terms of the notice and moved to discharge the rule, because the proceeding was not instituted upon the petition of any person contemplated by thefstatute. The judge overruled the motion, and the administrator appealed to the district court.…
1Opinion of the CourtLipscomb, J.
This is an appeal from the decision of the district court of Harris county reversing the judgment of the probate judge in the matter of the administration of E. Humphreys. The probate judge on the the 3d day of March, 1843, caused a summons to be issued to C. W. Buckley, administrator of the estate of E. Hum-phreys; the order is in the words following:
“Estate of Humphbeys v. C. W. Buckley.
“ It is ordered by the court that a summons issue requiring the administrator, C. W. Buckley, to be and appear at the next term of this court, and make a showing of the manner in which he lias administered…
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