Clancy v. McElroy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Reavis, C. J.

Thomas Clancy died testate in King county, leaving a valuable estate. In the will nineteen legatees received bequests, among whom was the appellant, who received $15,000. The will appointed the respondent executor, who thereupon duly qualified and received his letters as such executor. The appellant thereafter instituted this proceeding to remove the executor, and prayed that some suitable person might be appointed administrator of the estate to administer the same under the provisions of the will. The cause for such removal, upon which…