Shaw v. Sturgeon

The initial question presented is the timeliness of the appeal taken by the defendants in error to the District Court from the decree of distribution of the County Court. The County Court failed to include Mary Sturgeon in its decree as one of the heirs entitled to participate in the distribution of the assets of the decedent. She appealed to the District Court, which overruled a motion to dismiss and decided the case on its merits in favor of Mary Sturgeon. Plaintiffs in error, the administratrix and other heirs, appeal.

This probate proceeding was initiated by-Hattie Shaw, one of the…