Hatcher v. Wade's Estate

Plaintiffs in error appeal from the order of the district court of Pontotoc county reversing the action of the county court allowing their claim for services as administrator with will annexed, and attorney, respectively, in the estate of George Wade, deceased. Herein plaintiffs in error will be referred to as claimants, and defendants in error as defendants. The facts are not in dispute and may be summarized as follows:

George Wade, a full-blood Chickasaw Indian, died testate in Pontotoc county possessed of his tribal allotment of about 200 acres of land and approximately $100,000 in cash in…