Griffis v. First National Bank
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Rush Circuit CourtM. Sparks, Judge. Suit by the Eirst Rational Bank 'of Connersville and another against John G. Griffis and others. Erom a decree for plaintiffs, defendants appeal. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1337] Burns 1901, subdv. 2, Acts 1901, p. 565, §10.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.
In May, 1890, Theodore L. Griffis died intestate as to his real property, leaving surviving him Kathleen, his childless second wife, and two sons, John and Robert, by a former marriage. In August, 1890, the widow executed to her stepsons her quitclaim deed to all her interest in the land inherited from her deceased husband. The decedent had been engaged in the mercantile business for many years, and after his death the stepsons, without administration upon the estate, continued the business until-April 25, 1898, when they failed, and went through bankruptcy. Prior to the failure, to wit, in…
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