Jones v. Schellenberger

MAJOR, Chief Judge.

Ralph D. Sehellenberger, a resident and citizen of the State of Texas, died July 1, 1945, and left surviving him as his heirs at law and next of kin Billie P. Schellenberger, his widow, and a minor child, both of whom have since continuously been residents of the State of Texas. Letters of administration were issued from an appropriate court of Texas, naming the widow as administratrix of his estate. As such administratrix, on October 14, 1948, she commenced, in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, a suit for an accounting and other relief against the…