Betts v. Shotton
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tlie Circuit Court for Pierce County. The county court of Pierce county, on the application of John Shotton, in 1868, issued an order re-opening the administration of the estate of Thomas Shotton, deceased, and setting aside as null and void all proceedings therein relative to the appointment of S. R. Gunn as administrator of said estate in 1857, and the sale of certain lands by him as such administrator in 1861, and vacating the said sale.
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APPEAL from tlie Circuit Court for Pierce County. The county court of Pierce county, on the application of John Shotton, in 1868, issued an order re-opening the administration of the estate of Thomas Shotton, deceased, and setting aside as null and void all proceedings therein relative to the appointment of S. R. Gunn as administrator of said estate in 1857, and the sale of certain lands by him as such administrator in 1861, and vacating the said sale. From this order, the respondent Betts, though not a party to the record in the proceedings resulting in said order, appealed to the circuit…
1Opinion of the CourtDixon, C. J.
The real estate of Thomas Shotton, deceased, was sold by Gunn, acting as administrator under the license and order of the probate court of the proper county, for the payment of the debts of the deceased and the charges of administering his estate. It was sold under and in pursuance of the provisions of chap. 94 of the Revised Statutes. The order or license for the sale was granted on the 4th day of February, 1861. The sale took place, and was reported to the county court sitting in probate on the 25th day of the same month. The sale was confirmed, and a deed directed ■ to be executed by the…
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