Steen v. Steen
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the probate court of Rankin- county; Hon. James Finley, judge of the probate court, &c. This was a petition filed in Rankin probate court by defendants in error, as distributees of Robert Steen, deceased, against the plaintiff in error, as administrator of William Steen, deceased, for a settlement of the administration account of said William Steen, as administrator of said Robert Steen.
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In error from the probate court of Rankin- county; Hon. James Finley, judge of the probate court, &c. This was a petition filed in Rankin probate court by defendants in error, as distributees of Robert Steen, deceased, against the plaintiff in error, as administrator of William Steen, deceased, for a settlement of the administration account of said William Steen, as administrator of said Robert Steen. The administrator of the deceased administrator is required to make the final settlement of the estate of Robert Steen, deceased. There is this averment in the petition : “ Your petitioners…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Yerger
In the year 1837, Robert Steen departed this life, and letters of administration upon his estate were taken out at the February term, 1837, of the probate court for Rankin county, by William Steen. William Steen also died, and letters of administration upon his estate were granted by the same court to Silas Steen.
The appellees, who are distributees of the estate of Robert Steen, filed a petition in that court, at the August term, 1847, alleging that “ William Steen, as administrator, &c., was cited by the probate court of said county, to the April term, 1841, thereof, to make settlement of…
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