Wilson v. Hinton
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from St. Francis Circuit Court. Grant Green, Jr., Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT.' D. M. Wilson, Sr., was appointed administrator of the estate of Vital Lesea, deceased, by the probate court of St. Francis county, and took possession of the assets of said estate. Wilson afterwards died, and the appellee, C. F. Hinton, was appointed administrator in succession of said estate of Vital Lesea.
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Appeal from St. Francis Circuit Court. Grant Green, Jr., Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT.' D. M. Wilson, Sr., was appointed administrator of the estate of Vital Lesea, deceased, by the probate court of St. Francis county, and took possession of the assets of said estate. Wilson afterwards died, and the appellee, C. F. Hinton, was appointed administrator in succession of said estate of Vital Lesea. Hinton, as such administrator, thereafter commenced in the St. Francis probate court this proceeding to compel the appellant, as the administrator and personal representative of Wilson, the deceased…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.). We are of opinion that the finding and order of the circuit court was correct. Hinton alleged that the account current filed by the deceased administrator showed that he had in his hands a sum-of money belonging to the estate of Vital Lesea. Appellant did not contradict this allegation. On the contrary, if we understand his response, he admitted that the account filed by Wilson, the deceased administrator, showed that he had in his hands this sum of money belonging to the estate of Vital Lesea. Appellant did not attempt to show in any way that his…
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