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Noble v. Morrey

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 17, 1865PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Monroe District Court. Plaintiff and the interveners, S. D. Noble & Co., are creditors of the estate of S. D. Ramsey, deceased. The administrator was appointed December 20, 1859, and he immediately gave notice thereof, as required by law.

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Appeal from Monroe District Court. Plaintiff and the interveners, S. D. Noble & Co., are creditors of the estate of S. D. Ramsey, deceased. The administrator was appointed December 20, 1859, and he immediately gave notice thereof, as required by law. Within six months thereafter the intervenors duly filed their claim against the estate, but it was not finally established until March 11, 1864. Plaintiff filed his claim after the expiration of the six months, and proved the same at once, or at least before the expiration of eighteen months from the giving of notice, by the administrator, of his…

1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.

admtnis«rst cíTsa ’' If either party has a right to complain in this case, it is the appellee. It was held in Chandler v. Hackett's Adm'r, 12 Iowa, 269, that claims filed within six months after the notice given by the administrator, of his appointment, though not admitted by the administrator, nor passed upon by the County Court, until after that time, are payable before those filed after the expiration of the six months. And this.is.the.plain.reading of the statute. § 2204. For. by this, it is declared, that claims against an estate are payable in the following order. * * *

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hart v. JewettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
  2. Chandler v. Hockett's AdministratorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1861

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Montgomery v. CrossthwaitSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  2. Wile v. WrightSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
  3. Ashton v. MilesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
  4. Goodrich v. ConradSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
  5. Lucas v. RudenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1935

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