Hill v. Magee

ALEXANDER, Justice.

In 1924, W. H. McCullough was appointed and qualified as temporary administrator of the estate of Fleeta Magee, deceased, with power to act as such pending trial on a contest of an application to probate the will of said deceased. The order of appointment followed the statute, Revised Statutes, art 3378, and provided that the appointment should continue in force until final determination of the contest and the appointment of an executor or administrator with full powers. The judgment of the probate court admitting the will to probate, and appointing the independent0executor…