Meredith v. First National Bank

It is not true that the chancery court has power to appoint an administrator only in two cases — that provided for in section 3943. of Shannon’s Code, where, six months from the death of an intestate has elapsed:,and no person will apply or can be procured to administer *71on his estate, and that provided for under section 3954', where} n the appointment of an administrator for the special case is authorized. There is still a third case provided for under section 3973. Under this section, the chancery court is given authority, when it has cognizance of the settlement of an estate which án…