Robinson v. Strauther
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Washington connty. IioN. E. N. Thomas, Chancellor. Suit by Maria Robinson against Sarah J. Strauther. From a decree sustaining a demurrer to the bill, complainant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The chancery court in which an estate is being administered has jurisdiction to hear and determine all demands against it of every kind by creditors under section 554 of Miss.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Washington connty. IioN. E. N. Thomas, Chancellor. Suit by Maria Robinson against Sarah J. Strauther. From a decree sustaining a demurrer to the bill, complainant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The chancery court in which an estate is being administered has jurisdiction to hear and determine all demands against it of every kind by creditors under section 554 of Miss. Code of 1906. The original and amended bill states that the complainant (appellant) has a claim against the estate of which the defendant (appellee here) is…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
Appellant, the mother of John W. Strauther, filed her bill in equity against appellee, his widow, and the ad-ministratrix of his estate, to recover property and money which appellant claims to be entitled to by reason of having intrusted to her son certain money and property for his management and investment for her benefit. Demurrers were filed to the original and to the amended bills, and sustained. We state the case as it is contained in the amended bill.
John W. Strauther died in October, 1910, intestate and childless, leaving his widow, the appellee, as his sole heir at law. She qualified…
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