Crouch v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Miller Circuit Court. C. E. Mitchel, Judge. W. B. Crouch, administrator of the estate of Helen M. Edwards, deceased, filed his petition in the Probate Court of Miller County against W. B. Edwards, administrator de bonis non of the estate of Thomas J. Edwards, deceased, praying for an order directing said administrator de bonis non to pay over to said petitioner a balance alleged to be due on the dower of said Helen M., in the personal estate of said Thomas J.,…
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APPEAL from Miller Circuit Court. C. E. Mitchel, Judge. W. B. Crouch, administrator of the estate of Helen M. Edwards, deceased, filed his petition in the Probate Court of Miller County against W. B. Edwards, administrator de bonis non of the estate of Thomas J. Edwards, deceased, praying for an order directing said administrator de bonis non to pay over to said petitioner a balance alleged to be due on the dower of said Helen M., in the personal estate of said Thomas J., she .being his widow. The petition was filed in 1886, and states that M. W. Edwards, the administrator in chief of the…
1Opinion of the CourtCockrill, C. J.
The Circuit Court found as a fact, that M. W. Edwards, as administrator of the estate of Thomas J. Edwards, deceased, had in his hands a sum of money realized from personal assets of the estate, at the time the Probate Court directed the payment of the widow’s dower; that the widow neglected for two years thereafter to collect what was due her; and, the administrator having died without accounting for the amount, held, that the widow lost her right by her laches; and declared that she was barred for the further reason that she was one of the sureties of the defaulting administrator, and could…
2Cited by2 opinions
- In re McKenzieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Altheimer v. HunterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892