Morley v. Prendiville

This is a. suit arising out of a proceeding to discover assets of an estate under Article II, Chapter 1, Revised Statutes 1919. The plaintiff, as the residuary legatee of the estate of Jeremiah Prendiville, deceased, filed an affidavit in the Probate Court of the City of St. Louis, alleging that the defendant had concealed and appropriated to her own use certain Liberty bonds belonging to said estate, and asking that the defendant be cited to appear before the court to answer such questions as may be propounded to her touching her possession and retention of said bonds and for further relief.…