McCord v. McKinley

This was an action of replevin, brought by John McCord, administrator de bonis non of the estate of Frank Huffman, deceased, to recover the possession of certain property which the plaintiff claimed belonged to the estate. The defendant, who was administrator of the estate of Mary E. Huffman, claimed the property as assets of her estate, and the court, before whom the cause was tried without a jury, so found.

The facts are, that Frank P. Huffman died intestate April 23, 1876, leaving him surviving Mary E. Huffman, his widow, but no children; that the widow took out letters of administration on…