Tittman v. Edwards
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Gí-eorge W. Lubke, Judge. Sections eight and nine, Revised Statutes, being general, must yield to the particular provisions of section1 306. The State v. Qlar7c, 54 Mo. 17 ; T7ie State n. Debar, 58 Mo. 395; Lamb v. Helm, 56 Mo. 433; T7ie State «. Wolf, 10 Mo.
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Gí-eorge W. Lubke, Judge. Sections eight and nine, Revised Statutes, being general, must yield to the particular provisions of section1 306. The State v. Qlar7c, 54 Mo. 17 ; T7ie State n. Debar, 58 Mo. 395; Lamb v. Helm, 56 Mo. 433; T7ie State «. Wolf, 10 Mo. App. 99; Sprecldes v. Public Adrrúr, 1 Lem. 476. The history of these sections shows that the public administrator has exclusive right to administer in the cases set forth in section 306. Rev. Stat., sect. 3160 ^ Session Acts 1868, p. 3; Sedgwick on Construction, p. 194. The public policy…
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This is a proceeding begun in the probate court of' the city of St. Louis, by a motion presented by the public administrator of the city of St. Louis, in which he seeks to have letters of administration, which had been granted to A. G. Edwards upon the estate of Patrick Grogan, deceased, revoked, in order that he, as public administrator, may, under the authority conferred by section 306, Revised Statutes, take charge of the estate. The following evidence was adduced in support of the-motion: Patrick Grogan died intestate and unmarried in the city of St. Louis, Missouri, within thirty days…
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