Mangrum v. Benton

Fred Mangrum was appointed administrator of the estate of Jake Pfeifer, deceased. At the time of his appointment he named several parties, appellants here, as the only heirs at law of the said Jacob Pfeifer. Within due time thereafter, on September 1, 1936, Thelma Benton filed a petition in the probate court alleging that she was the daughter and only heir of Jacob Pfeifer.

Upon a hearing had in the probate court on November 2,1936, Thelma Benton’s petition was dismissed. She prayed an appeal to the circuit court. Upon this appeal, before the court sitting as a jury, the court found that…