Johnson v. Ducobu

DUNCAN, Justice.

Mittie Griffith Ducobu died intestate on November 28, 1948, survived by her husband, Oscar Ducobu, a brother, Ernest Griffith, and a nephew, D. Blythe Johnson, as her only heirs:at- law. Her husband was appointed administrator of 'her estate on December 4, 1948, and in this capacity, he distributed most of decedent’s property.

On August 18, 1950, the brother and nephew filed a petition in equity against the husband, seeking a settlement of the estate and a recovery in its behalf of certain personal property to which the husband asserted title individually. The issues raised by…