Hoch v. Hoch

This is an appeal in a probate proceeding. It involves the question as to who, under our probate statutes, is entitled to be appointed administrator of the estate of Fred Hoch, deceased. The case was first tried in the county court, with Henry Hoch, a blood brother of the deceased, applying to be appointed. Frederick Hoch, the adopted son of the deceased, and his sole heir at law, waived any right he had to be appointed in favor of his adoptive mother, Mrs. Lillian Berry, and the two parties last mentioned contested the appointment of Henry Hoch, and petitioned the court to appoint Mrs.…