Hughes v. Velten

In the usual proceeding in matters in probate, the executor or administrator represents all parties adverse to the claimant, and notice of appeal served on him is a sufficient notice to “the adverse party” within the meaning of sec. 274.11 (1), Stats. In the case of Estate of Koch, 148 Wis. 548, 134 N. W. 663, where notice of appeal was served upon the personal representative of the deceased, it is said (p.571):

“He stood for all [adverse] interests. . . . The only necessary party adverse to the claimant was the personal representative. All interested in the estate, in the collective sense,…