Smith v. Clark

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

Francis Cline Clark died intestate in Craighead County on July 2, 1949, survived by appellant, Frances Jeanette Smith, his daughter, and by appellee, Fred Clark, a brother. Appellant brought this suit as administratrix of her father’s estate to recover $2,800, which sum she alleged belonged to her as heir and was fraudulently withdrawn from her father’s bank account by appellee and converted to his own use.

Appellant attached to her complaint certain interrogatories which she asked that appellee be required to answer under oath. Five of the six questions propounded…