Steel v. Holladay

— By the last will and testament of the late Ben Holladay, the appellant Joseph Holladay was appointed executor of his estate. His right to act as such was contested, and finally sustained in this court. (Holladay v. Holladay, 16 Or. 147.) On the 11th day of April, 1888, he duly qualified and continued to act as such executor until May 31, 1889, when he was removed on the petition of Esther Holladay, widow of Ben. Holladay, by the county court of Multnomah county, for neglecting to file an inventory and appraisement of the property belonging to the estate, and the respondent James Steel…