Legal Opinion

Howard v. Russell

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 19, 1889No. 7087PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from Fannin. Tried below before Hon. D. H. Scott, Special District Judge. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

GAINES, Associate Justice.

W. W. Russell, one of the appellees, instituted this proceeding in the County Court of Fannin County. It was an application for his appointment as administrator of the_estate of Thomas C. Beau, deceased. The applicant alleged that Beau had died intestate, being at the time of his death a resident of that county; that he had left an estate of the probable value of two hundred thousand dollars, and that a necessity existed for an administrator by reason of the fact that there were debts against the estate. The applicant further alleged that he was not disqualified to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hawkins v. Barney's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
  2. Stoever v. Lessee of WhitmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1814
  3. Hicks v. OliverTexas Supreme Court · 1888

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Adams v. RistineSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
  2. In Re Moxley's WillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1930
  3. United States National Bank v. GuissOregon Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Young v. StateOregon Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. BlodgettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1894

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