State ex rel. Meyer v. Clifford

This case is before us upon an alternative writ of prohibition. The essential facts are these: Frederick Meyer was divorced, in Pierce county, in 1880. The relator is a son of the divorced wife. In June, 1881, Meyer married a widow named Agnette Chambers, who had two children, a son and a daughter. On the 23d day of June, 1911, Meyer died. On the 24th day of December, following, his widow Agnette died, leaving her surviving her son and daughter. In July, 1911, R. L. Chambers, a son of Agnette Meyer, was appointed administrator of the estate of Frederick Meyer. The appraised value of the…