Ward v. Magaha
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered February IS, 1912, dismissing an action to enforce a claim against the estate of a decedent, after a trial before the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This is an action brought to recover a debt against the estate of Robert J. English, deceased. English died testate on September 27, 1909, and on December 1, 1909, Robert Boyker was appointed special administrator of the estate, the executor at the time being a nonresident. In August following, defendant Charles F. Magaha, who was named as an executor of the will, qualified and has since administered the estate. After the appointment of Boyker, a claim in due form was presented by plaintiff. It was thereafter rejected, whereupon this suit was brought, pending which and after the answer had…
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