In re the Estate of Spitz

Citations

• 24 Haw. 649
• 1919 Haw. LEXIS 70

Syllabus

<p>Executor and Administrator — distribution.</p> <p>An administrator is not authorized to distribute an estate except in conformity with the order of distribution unless he acts under clear and specific instructions of an heir at law with full and complete knowledge of her rights and her distributive share in the estate.</p> <p>Sjíme — same—contempt.</p> <p>Contempt proceedings lie against an administrator to compel him to distribute an estate in conformity with the order of distribution made on his petition for discharge.</p>