Anderson v. Gregg
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the probate court of Pontotoc county. JSTeely, J. The appellant assigned the following errors : 1. The court below erred in overruling the demurrer and motion of appellant to dismiss the petition, because it was filed by the nest friend of the minor who had a legal guardian that dissented from the filing of the petition. 2. In requiring aj»pellant to make final settlement as administrator of the estate of Charles Anderson, where it was disclosed by his answer,…
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Appeal from the probate court of Pontotoc county. JSTeely, J. The appellant assigned the following errors : 1. The court below erred in overruling the demurrer and motion of appellant to dismiss the petition, because it was filed by the nest friend of the minor who had a legal guardian that dissented from the filing of the petition. 2. In requiring aj»pellant to make final settlement as administrator of the estate of Charles Anderson, where it was disclosed by his answer, and not contradicted by the proof, that the assets of said estate had nob been collected, and without any fault or…
1Opinion of the Court
SimRAll, J.:
Proceedings .were instituted by Robert E. Gregg, for himself, and as next friend of -— Gregg, a minor, against Wm. A. Anderson, administrator of Charles Anderson, deceased, for a final settlement of his administration, and for the distributive share of petitioners claiming to 'be heirs of the intestate.
More than two years had elapsed since the decease of the intestate and grant of letters of administration.
Final settlement was resisted by the administrator, on the allegation that the assets of the estate had not ail been got *176in, and, therefore, he was nob prepared to make the…
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