Powell v. Powell
Missouri Court of Appeals
Error to Callaway Circuit Court; Hon. Gr. H. Burckhartt, Judge. The case is stated in the opinion. I. It was- the duty of the administrator to furnish all the necessary labor and care to preserve the estate, .and to make report to probate court at its next meeting, ;and upon his application the court had authority to order an appropriation for payment of the ’ same.
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Error to Callaway Circuit Court; Hon. Gr. H. Burckhartt, Judge. The case is stated in the opinion. I. It was- the duty of the administrator to furnish all the necessary labor and care to preserve the estate, .and to make report to probate court at its next meeting, ;and upon his application the court had authority to order an appropriation for payment of the ’ same. Sect. 100, Rev. Stat. And the court may order all further labor -to be done which may be necessary for the preservation of the estate. Sect. 101, Rev. Stat. ■ The labor, if any, ;of plaintiff, was not done by order of the court,…
1Opinion of the CourtPhilips, P. J.
This controversy arises on the presentation for allowance of a claim in favor of Mary C. Powell against the estate of her husband, William A. Powell. Said William died intestate in Callaway county, in the month of June, 1884. In the same month letters of administration were granted on his estate to Wm, F. Powell, father of the deceased. Belonging to the estate were a large number of cattle, hogs and sheep. The widow, with the minor children, remained in possession of the dwelling house and messuage. It was the wish of the deceased, expressed just before his death, that the said stock be…
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