In Re Estate of Kruse

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

The principal question in this case is whether claims against a decedent’s estate were filed within the time provided by law.

George Kruse died intestate on July 16, 1947. On July 18, 1947, one of the appellant claimants filed a petition in the probate court for administration of his estate. An order for hearing was made, notice of such hearing was duly published, and on the date set therein, August 16, 1947, an order was made appointing one Hintleman as administrator, and he was ordered to file his bond in the amount of $2,000. He did not…