Hurd v. Slaten

This was a proceeding before the court of probate of Jersey-county, wherein John W. Slaten and Wiley B. Slaten presented a claim against the estate of Matthew Darr, deceased, of which J. M. Hurd, the appellant, was administrator. The claim was allowed by the court to the amount of six hundred and twenty-eight dollars and fifty-seven cents. Hurd appealed to the Circuit Court, where the allowance was confirmed, to be paid in due course of administration. A motion for a new trial having been heard and overruled, an appeal is taken to this court.

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