State ex rel. Betts v. Megown
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Malls Circuit Court. — Hon. Tneo. Brace, Judge. (1) ' The right to a mandamus to compel the appointment of an administrator de bonis non will not be questioned if the facts warrant a second administration. State ex rel. Adamson x. Lafayette Co., 41 Mo. 221; State ex rel. Hoplcins v. Buchanan Co., 41 Mo. 254; State ex rel. Metcalf x. Qaresche, 65 Mo. 480 ; Kansas ■City x,. Eilanders, 71 Mo. 281; Garth x. Caldwell, 72 Mo. 622; State ex rel. Wright x.
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Error to Malls Circuit Court. — Hon. Tneo. Brace, Judge. (1) ' The right to a mandamus to compel the appointment of an administrator de bonis non will not be questioned if the facts warrant a second administration. State ex rel. Adamson x. Lafayette Co., 41 Mo. 221; State ex rel. Hoplcins v. Buchanan Co., 41 Mo. 254; State ex rel. Metcalf x. Qaresche, 65 Mo. 480 ; Kansas ■City x,. Eilanders, 71 Mo. 281; Garth x. Caldwell, 72 Mo. 622; State ex rel. Wright x. Adams, 76 Mo. 606. (2) Plaintiff was entitled to judgment for mandamus. R. S., sec. 185. (3) Plaintiff’s claim against Johnson’s sstate…
1Opinion of the CourtShebwood, J.
There are two reasons why the circuit court properly refused to grant the peremptory writ to compel the probate court to grant letters cle bonis non.. I. Mandamus will not lie to control the judgment or discretion of an inferior court; for this in effect ivould be to substitute the opinion of the superior for *158that of the inferior court. Barksdale v. Cobb, 16 Ga. 13; High on Extr. Leg. Rem., secs. 171, 176, 156.
II. Mandamus will not lie in this instance because relator has another adequate and specific remedy by appeal. The existence of such a remedy bars the exercise of jurisdiction by…
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