Legal Opinion

Surface v. Douglas

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided July 6, 1895PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Memorandum. — Error from Republic district court; F. W. Sturges, judge. B. F. Surface, as administrator, appealed to the district court from an order of the probate court on submission of final report, and brings error from a judgment on the application of Sarah E. Douglas for trial of questions of fact as to the performance of the duties as administrator.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Clark, J.;

At the October term, 1890, of the probate court of Republic county, the plaintiff in error submitted his final report, and asked for his discharge. *79In the report submitted by the administrator, he asked credit for $563.50, the same being the amount of purchases made by J. M. Jones and James Eyer at the administrator’s sale of the personal property belonging to the estate. The widow of the intestate filed written objections to such allowance, and from the examination that was had in the probate court, the court refused to allow the credit…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Winter v. SassSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878
  2. Huckell v. McCoySupreme Court of Kansas · 1887
  3. Ehrhard v. McKeeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1890

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. McKissick v. FryeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1994
  2. Brown v. Chicago City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1910

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