Barrett v. Ball
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court.— Hon. E. M. Hughes, Judge. STATEMENT. In September, 1898, plaintiff’s minor son, Arthur Barrett, died in the State of New York and his remains, together with his money and jewelry, in value about $1,500, were shipped back to Montgomery county, Missouri. In addition to the above property, the deceased was entitled to $1,093 for services under a contract of employment with E. S. Gardner & Son, of Sumner county, Tennesseé.
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Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court.— Hon. E. M. Hughes, Judge. STATEMENT. In September, 1898, plaintiff’s minor son, Arthur Barrett, died in the State of New York and his remains, together with his money and jewelry, in value about $1,500, were shipped back to Montgomery county, Missouri. In addition to the above property, the deceased was entitled to $1,093 for services under a contract of employment with E. S. Gardner & Son, of Sumner county, Tennesseé. T. J. Powell, as public administrator of Montgomery county, took charge of the property sent to Missouri, in September, 1898, and later…
1Opinion of the CourtBeybubn, J.
From the record the history of the transaction herein sought to be annulled may be thus outlined: In September, 1898, having been consulted by plaintiff regarding the estate of his son, Arthur *309Barrett, then lately deceased, the defendant prepared an affidavit for signature of plaintiff and his son, which was filed in the probate court and the public administrator directed to take charge of the estate, defendant being employed by Powell and conducting one or several suits on his behalf as such administrator for the recovery of assets of the estate. In September, 1899, for the sum •of $75,…
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