White v. Hill
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Mobile Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas H. Smith. Bill by Henrietta White against Fannie Hill individually, and as administratrix of the estate of William White, deceased, to revoke the issue of letters to administratrix, and to remove the estate from the probate to the chancery court. Decree for respondent and complainant appeals.
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Appeal from Mobile Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas H. Smith. Bill by Henrietta White against Fannie Hill individually, and as administratrix of the estate of William White, deceased, to revoke the issue of letters to administratrix, and to remove the estate from the probate to the chancery court. Decree for respondent and complainant appeals. Neither the first nor the second pleas presented a defense to the bill of complaint as amended. —Crausby v. Crausby, 164 Ala. 471; McCall v. Jones, 72 Ala. 368; Gilbreath v. Jones, 66 Ala. 129; Haas v. Ta/ylor, 80 Ala. 459; McDonald v. Mobile L.…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
William White died, intestate, on May 24, 1909. On June 16, 1909, Fannie Hill filed her petition in the probate court of Mobile county, alleging that intestate was unmarried and without issue, and that she, as his sister, was his sole next of kin and heir at law, and praying her appointment as administratrix of his estate. On June 22, 1909, letters of administration upon the estate of intestate were issued to Fannie Hill. On June 26, 1909, Emma Green and Callie White filed their pettiion, praying the revocation of the letters thus issued and the issuance of letters to them or to either of…
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