In re Osburn's Estate
Oregon Supreme Court
From Douglas : J. C. Füllertón, Judge. This is a controversy arising out of the settlement of an estate. A. G. Osburn having died intestate, the County Court of Douglas County appointed his widow, Grace Osburn, administratrix of his estate, which consisted of a stock of boots, shoes, and furnishing goods, valued by the appraisers at $2,558.04; but the inventory improperly included the “shoe bill of Isaac Farris, $180.80,” as an asset of the estate, so that the value of all…
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From Douglas : J. C. Füllertón, Judge. This is a controversy arising out of the settlement of an estate. A. G. Osburn having died intestate, the County Court of Douglas County appointed his widow, Grace Osburn, administratrix of his estate, which consisted of a stock of boots, shoes, and furnishing goods, valued by the appraisers at $2,558.04; but the inventory improperly included the “shoe bill of Isaac Farris, $180.80,” as an asset of the estate, so that the value of all the goods rightfully appraised was $2,377.24. Said court having ordered that the merchandise be sold at private sale, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
1. Asa preliminary matter, respondent’s counsel move to strike from the transcript the petition for letters of administration, the order appointing the administratrix, her undertaking, the inventory, and the order of the county court directing a pro rata distribution of the funds of the *11estate; contending that neither of these papers was offered in evidence. The inventory constituted the first item of charge against the administratrix, and was the foundation of her account (Hill’s Ann. Laws, § 1176 ; 11 Am. & Eng. Enc-. Law [2 ed.] , 1200; 2 Woerner, Adm’n, § 510), the filing of which made…
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