Steele v. Steele

This was a petition by appellant, as executor of the last will and testament of John Steele, deceased, addressed to the county court of Randolph county, for a decree for the sale of real estate" to pay debts.

An appeal was prayed and perfected, from the order of the county court refusing the prayer of the petition, to the circuit court.

Appellees moved that the circuit court dismiss the appeal because “Anthony Steele was not, and had not been since the 25th of May, 1875, executor of the estate of John Steele, deceased,” and because no appeal lies in such cases from the county to the circuit…