In re Estate of Stone
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — David Mould, Judge. Opinion on Rehearing. On petition of Claude William Gamier, filed in the office of the clerk of the district court, the applicant was appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of John W. Stone, alleged to have died intestate in the state of Illinois (of which state he was a resident), leaving personal estate in Iowa, for the preservation of which, administration in this jurisdiction was'necessary.
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Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — David Mould, Judge. Opinion on Rehearing. On petition of Claude William Gamier, filed in the office of the clerk of the district court, the applicant was appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of John W. Stone, alleged to have died intestate in the state of Illinois (of which state he was a resident), leaving personal estate in Iowa, for the preservation of which, administration in this jurisdiction was'necessary. Letters of administration having been issued, the administrator filed a list of the heirs of the deceased, showing that he…
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
Executórs and administrastranger estate to contest. It is very material, at the outset, to inquire by what right the appellant appears in the probate proceedings, to contest the granting of administration upon the estate of the deceased.. It makes no asser- . . . tion of right ni itself to administer upon the estate, either in Iowa or Illinois. It is not an ^eir or creditor of the deceased or distributee of his estate. If any conclusion can be drawn from the application and argument, it is that the appellant fears that the administrator, if not removed, may sue it for the collection of an…
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