Powell's Estate v. Mackey

HALL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of a district court of Dallas County, Texas, removing appellant, Frank Davis, as administrator of the estate of Gracie Powell, deceased, upon the petition of one Fannie Mackey, sister to Gracie Powell, deceased.

The administrator, appellant herein, did not file an appeal bond. The first question presenting itself here on appeal is whether the administrator could perfect such appeal from such order to remove him as administrator of the estate in question without first giving bond or perfecting his appeal upon a pauper’s oath in lieu thereof.

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