Chandler v. Taylor

This is one of the first cases to come to this court under the new Rules of Civil Procedure. The proceedings arise out of an action in equity by Carl Rudeen as plaintiff against defendants Fred Chandler, Howard Chandler, and Fred Mitchell Chandler. The petition in equity was filed on June 3, 1943. On August 12, 1943, Fred Chandler died. Steps were taken to substitute the administratrix of his estate as party defendant. However, such substitution had not been accomplished at the time of the entry of the order complained of herein, so that Howard Chandler and Fred Mitchell Chandler are the only…