Barth v. Platt

C. F. Montross, a resident of St. Johns, Arizona, and the owner and publisher at that place of the “St. Johns Observer,” a weekly newspaper, died intestate on February 23, 1937, leaving no relatives in this state, and the following day appellant, Jacob Barth, was appointed special administrator, and a month later administrator of the estate, which consisted principally of the newspaper and the equipment with which it was published. On August 9, 1937, the order revoking his letters of administration was made by the superior court of Apache county upon the petition of Earl Platt. At the same…