Estate of King v. King
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Linn District Court. — -Hon. H. M. Remley, Judge. This proceeding was instituted, primarily, to annul the letters of administration issued in said estate to the defendant B. King. The district court adjudged the appointment of King void, and canceled his commission. From this judgment the defendants appeal. There was also an appeal by plaintiffs from another branch of the court’s order, to which further reference will be hereafter made. —
1Opinion of the CourtWaterman, J.
— William E. King, a resident of Emmet county, in this state, was in the employ of defendant railway, and was killed in a collision on its road, caused, as is claimed, by the negligence of the railway company. King was unmarried. His sole heirs at law were his father and mother, who were living separate and apart. The mother’s home was in Blackhawk county, and the father was living in Benton county, in this state, at the time of the son’s death. The general offices of the railway company were in Cedar Rapids, in Linn county; and at the time of King’s death the company was indebted to him in…
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