Hussey v. Southard

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Hussey v. Southard

38 A. 221, 90 Me. 296, 1897 Me. LEXIS 84

DecidedMay 29, 1897

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Hussey v. Southard, 38 A. 221, 90 Me. 296, 1897 Me. LEXIS 84 (Me. 1897).

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

Á judge of probate who is appointed by a testator executor of a will is not qualified or authorized, even before probate of such will, to appoint a special administrator on another estate to which the estate represented by him as executor is largely indebted; and such appointment of a special administrator is void, and the person assuming to act thereunder may be enjoined from so doing by this court sitting as the court of equity.

Bill sustained. Injunction ordered.

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Per Curiam.

Á judge of probate who is appointed by a testator executor of a will is not qualified or authorized, even before probate of such will, to appoint a special administrator on another estate to which the estate represented by him as executor is largely indebted; and such appointment of a special administrator is void, and the person assuming to act thereunder may be enjoined from so doing by this court sitting as the court of equity.

Bill sustained. Injunction ordered.

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38 A. 221, 90 Me. 296, 1897 Me. LEXIS 84, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/hussey-v-southard-me-1897.