Eells v. Holder

The complainants sue as administrators of the estate of Stillman Witte, who died intestate in' the state of Ohio, in which state the complainants were appointed administrators.

*669The respondent demurs to the bill upon the ground that the complainants cannot sue in this state in virtue of a grant of administration in Ohio. In the absence of a statutory provision, it is clear that an administrator cannot sue outside of the state in which he is commissioned. Dixon’s Ex’rs v. Ramsey’s Ex’rs, 3 Cranch, 519; Fenwisk v. Sears, 1 Crunch, 259; Noonan v. Bradley, 9 Wall. 394.

The statute of Kansas,…