Roethemeier v. Veith

This action was a proceeding in the probate court against respondent, as administrator of his deceased wife's estate, to compel him to inventory certain property as assets of said estate. Appellants' petition asking for this relief alleged that respondent "wrongfully withholds and conceals, and now has in his possession certain money and property of said estate of the value of eight thousand dollars, which he received from the proceeds of the sale of certain real estate belonging to said deceased, in her own right, and which he has wrongfully converted to his own use." Upon this petition,…