Wolfe v. Knapp

James E. Knapp died intestate in Linn county, Iowa, December 11, 1901, and on December 28, 1901, defendant was duly appointed administrator of his estate. Notice of such appointment was duly published as provided by law; the first publication being made December 30, 1901. On March 21, 1903, the plaintiffs, who are physicians, filed their bill and claim for services rendered to the deceased in his last sickness. Dpon the hearing in the trial court it was conceded that the estate was still unsettled and was entirely solvent, that the services charged for by the plaintiffs were in fact rendered,…