Burke v. McClure

This is an original proceeding in prohibition to prevent the probate judge of DeKalb County, Missouri and one W. F. Burke from taking any further cognizance of the matter of guardianship of relator.

On February 27, 1920, an information was filed before Frank B. Miller, judge of the probate court of said county, by William F. Burke in which it was alleged that F. P. Burke his father, relator herein, was then about ninety-one years of age; that he owned certain tracts of land in DeKalb county which• required “the care and attention of some person to look after and care for his interests therein,…