Proksch v. Bettendorf

Some time before July 15, 1930, Annine C. Scheiner died testate. On that date, the American Trust Company of Davenport was duly appointed the executor of her estate. From that date the American Trust Company continued to act as executor of the Annine C. Scheiner estate until November 27, 1931, when the trust company ceased acting as such executor, and the plaintiff-appellant, E. C. Proksch, was duly appointed administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Annine C. Scheiner, deceased. Because of financial difficulties, the American Trust Company became insolvent and closed its doors on…