Smith v. Downes
Citations
- 40 Tex. 57
Syllabus
<p>A claim against an estate, approved by the administrator and allowed by probate court., cannot be disallowed in a collateral proceeding in the District Court. Such a claim could only be set aside or annulled in the District Court by a direct proceeding instituted for that purpose.</p>
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “original actions involving a plaintiff and defendant who are both residents of Missouri may be brought ... in the county of residence of the plaintiff if service of summons can be obtained on defendant in that county”
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Judges: Devine
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