Missouri Pacifc Railway Co. v. Estate of Bennett

The controversy in this case arises out of certain proceedings instituted by the plaintiff in error, The Missouri Pacific Railway Company, in the Probate Court of Cloud County, Kansas, to secure the revocation of the appointment, by said court, of the defendant in error, Theodore Martin, as executor of the estate of Lucy Bennett, deceased. The Probate Court refused to hear any evidence in support of such application, and denied the same. An appeal was thereupon taken to the District Court of said county, a petition in error also being filed therein, for the purpose of reviewing the decision…