Smith & Shoptaw v. Stanton

The principal question argued by appellants involves the action of the trial court in refusing to dismiss an appeal prosecuted to that court from the probate court.

In the motion filed by the appellants it was alleged that J. A. Akins died in February, 1917, the owner of 15914 acres of land and personal property valued at $350. He left surviving him his widow, Mrs. Lou M. Akins, and a daughter, Mrs. Stanton, his only child and sole heir at law. J. L. Stanton, the husband of the aforesaid daughter, was appointed administrator of the estate, at what time the record does not disclose. Mrs. Akins,…