Burrell v. Anderson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Tbis action was begun in the Chancery Court of Panola county by the administrator of the estate of IT. B. Burrell, deceased, against the heirs, a widow and ten children, to condemn the sale of certain real estate described in the petition, belonging to the estate. There were debts outstanding against deceased amounting to $303.87, which had been duly proved and filed with the administrator.
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Tbis action was begun in the Chancery Court of Panola county by the administrator of the estate of IT. B. Burrell, deceased, against the heirs, a widow and ten children, to condemn the sale of certain real estate described in the petition, belonging to the estate. There were debts outstanding against deceased amounting to $303.87, which had been duly proved and filed with the administrator. It was alleged that there was no personal property belonging to said estate, above tbe exemptions. The real estate comprised 160 acres and upon the west half of same was located the homestead and other…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion.
2Per curiam
It sufficiently appears by the record that the court obtained jurisdiction over the infant defendants.
The order appointing the guardian ad litem recited that it was made to appear to the court that the infants had no guardian, The proceedings were instituted by the administrator of the father and the petition states that the decedent left a widow and ten children surviving him. The reasonable inference is that this widow was the mother of the infants, or that their mother was dead.
The publication for the nonresident defendant was sufficient. The law fixed the place at which the…
3Cases cited2 opinions
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