Ryan v. Lundberg

The respondents filed a verified petition in the county court of Brown county in the matter of the estate of Michael Mulligan, deceased, setting forth that they rendered legal services in a will contest and incurred certain expenses. The will was admitted to probate, but no administrator was appointed. On the filing of the petition, the county court issued its order requiring Rose Anna Reid, the sole devisee named in the will, to appear 'before the court and show cause, if any, why an order should not be made by the county court authorizing and direcing the administrator, when he shall have…