Coltart v. Allen
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Probate Court of Jackson. In tbe matter of tbe estate of Jebu W. Geron, deceased on tbe application of Eobert W. Coltart for tbe revocation of letters of administration previously granted by said probate court to Minerva Allen. Tbe grant of administration to tbe defendant was made on tbe 16tb December, 1865, under a petition wbicb alleged that tbe decedent was a resident of Jackson county at tbe time of bis death.
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Appeal from the Probate Court of Jackson. In tbe matter of tbe estate of Jebu W. Geron, deceased on tbe application of Eobert W. Coltart for tbe revocation of letters of administration previously granted by said probate court to Minerva Allen. Tbe grant of administration to tbe defendant was made on tbe 16tb December, 1865, under a petition wbicb alleged that tbe decedent was a resident of Jackson county at tbe time of bis death. On tbe 8tb February, 1866, tbe probate court of Madison granted letters of administration on said estate to Coltart, wbo then filed bis petition in tbe probate court…
1Opinion of the CourtA. J. Walkeb, C. J.
Administration upon tbe estate of Jebu W. Geron, deceased, was granted to Minerva Allen., by tbe probate court of Jackson county. Afterwards, admin*156istration upon the same estate was granted to Bobert W. Coltart, by the probate court of Madison comity. Coltart applied to the probate court of Jackson, to revoke the administration granted by it to Minerva Allen, and based the application upon the allegation, that the intestate was, at his death, an “inhabitant” of Madison county, and not of Jackson county, in which the first administration was granted. Evidence was received as to the inhabitancy…
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