Legal Opinion

Kirby v. Kent

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 4, 1935No. 31647PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcGowen, J.

S. J. Kent, intestate, died on August 3, 1934, by his own hand. On August 6,1934, Mrs. Una K. Howard and Mrs. Jimmie K. White, sisters of the deceased, filed a petition in the chancery court of Leflore county, seeking to have R. L. Kirby appointed as administrator of the estate of the deceased, S. J. Kent. Upon that- petition R. L. Kirby was by the court appointed administrator of the said estate, entered into bond, and qualified as such. It was alleged in the petition that the sisters were next of kin to the deceased; that the said deceased left surviving him his widow, Mrs. S. J. Kent, who,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Kinnier v. . KinnierNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  2. Tyler v. AspinwallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
  3. Ruger v. . HeckelNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
  4. Cotton v. HarlanMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Hester v. HesterMississippi Supreme Court · 1912

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3Cited by19 opinions

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