McDaniel v. Traylor
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNIT,ED STATES POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP ARKANSAS. • The facts are stated in the opinion, The Circuit Court erred in holding that it had no jurisdiction because the complainants failed to prove.any joint act of two or more of the defendants tending to procure the fraudulent allowance of their claims.
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APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNIT,ED STATES POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP ARKANSAS. • The facts are stated in the opinion, The Circuit Court erred in holding that it had no jurisdiction because the complainants failed to prove.any joint act of two or more of the defendants tending to procure the fraudulent allowance of their claims. The gravamen of the charge in the bill was that the defendants conspired with the administrator and thereby procured the allowances which otherwise would not have been made. The evidence was that the attorney for the administrator advised the latter to allow…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
This is the second appeal in this case. The first appeal was on a question of jurisdiction, and is reported in 196 U. S. 415. The object of the suit is to set aside and to declare invalid the liens of certain, judgments of the Probate Court of St. Francis County> Arkansas, upon certain real estate, and that the defendants be enjoined from enforcing such judgments. The judgments were' rendered upon claims against the estate of Hiram Evans, deceased.
James Evans was appointed administrator of the estate. Among the assets which came to his hands was a drug store, with its stock of goods,…
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