In Re Porter's Estate

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Ellis county which affirmed certain orders and rulings made by the county court of said county in a probate matter. The parties appellants and appellees are heirs at law of one Maud Porter, who died intestate leaving an estate which consisted almost exclusively of real property. The proceedings which gave rise to the present controversy are not in dispute and will be briefly stated. On April 20, 1936, O.E. Null was duly appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of said decedent. On July 19, 1937, the appellants and their…