Scrimgeour v. Chase
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Tama District Court. — Hon. J. M. Parker, Judge. ■ In a proceeding in probate to subject tbe property of the deceased in the hands of the defendants to the payment of a claim against the estate, the court, after hearing the evidence, denied the relief prayed, and the administrator appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
The decedent, William Murray, died intestate at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Baker, at Belle Plaine, in Benton County, on the 20th day of November, 1906. Letters of administration on his estate were granted in that county, and his property distributed to his two daughters, Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Chase, both defendants in this case. Subsequently letters of administration on the estate were granted in Tama County, where deceased had formerly resided, and this plaintiff was appointed administrator. A claim against the estate being filed with the court in Tama County and allowed by the…
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