In Re Estate of Butler

The question made in this case is whether the Probate Court had the jurisdiction and authority to seize in a summary maimer the securities in the possession of Grover C. Brown, and impound them pending the settlement of the account of the administrator of Henry Y. Butler, under the claim upon the part of the court that these securities belonged to the estate of Butler and should be turned over to the present administrator of that estate.

The diligence of the court in conserving and protecting the assets of the estate in view of the reckless abandon with which the administrator and the attorney…