Graham v. Brock

The county court of Mercer county dismissed the petition of appellant, administrator de bonis non of the estate of Benjamin F. Brock, deceased, filed in that court against the appellees, praying for an order to sell real estate owned by said Benjamin F. Brock at his death for the payment of debts of his estate, and appellant prosecuted this appeal.

Benjamin F. Brock died intestate on August 30, 1884, leaving the appellee Mary F. Brock, his widow, and seven children, his heirs-at-law. Letters of administration were issued on September 3, 1884, to August L. Craig and James M. Brock, who filed an…