Leslie v. Woody

Plaintiff in error is hereinafter referred to as plaintiff and defendants in error as defendants, or by name.

On plaintiff’s petition he was appointed as administrator, as “next of kin.” On motion of defendants, more closely related to deceased than plaintiff, said order was vacated and an order entered appointing defendant Walter A. Woody as administrator on his filing bond and taking oath. Plaintiff appealed to the district court where, on a trial de novo, defendants had judgment. To review that judgment plaintiff prosecutes this writ.

Thomas F. Woody, aged 80, died intestate September 3,…