Legal Opinion
Samels v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 8, 1925No. 24,610PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
A .demurrer sustained to an answer presents tbe question of the authority and power of executors to pledge the personal property of the estate, when it is made to appear that it was not so pledged in the ordinary course of the administration of the estate.
The main facts stated in the complaint are these: Frank A. Saméis died testate in 1919. Plaintiffs are the sole surviving executors. Another executor who qualified was William A. Saméis, but he died in June, 1923. When Frank A. Saméis died he owned 333-J shares of the capital stock of Lake Street Investment Company and 160 shares of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Smith v. AyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Granger v. HarrimanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Vail v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Carter v. Manufacturers' National BankSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1880
- Hemmy v. HawkinsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Barnes v. VerrySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
- In Re Estate of ButlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- In Re Estate of BergmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
- Weis v. Kundert, Jr.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
- Raidt v. United StatesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
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