In re the Estate of Neff
In re the Estate of Neff
Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a judgment requiring Faye N. Brady, Administratrix of the Estate of Stanley B. Neff, to recognize a U. S. District Court judgment rendered against her brother, Gordon S. Neff, who was a son and partner of decedent, and who also acted as administrator of Stanley B. Neff’s estate before he was removed and Faye N. Brady substituted in his place. Reversed. Costs to Appellant.
Western Cooperative Hatcheries, a corporation, filed an action against Stanley B. Neff and Gordon S. Neff, partners. Stanley died and Gordon was made administrator of his estate, being substituted as party defendant for Stanley. Judgment was rendered against him individually and as administrator. Under our statute, Gordon, being a partner, had no capacity to act as administrator.
Respondent’s authorities
. Title 75-4-4, Utah Code Annotated 1953: “No person is competent * * * to serve as administrator * * * who is * * * the surviving partner of a firm of which decedent was a member
. Clayton v. Dinwoodey, 1908, 33 Utah 251, 93 P. 723.
. “No holder of any claim against an estate shall maintain any action thereon unless the claim is first presented to the executor or administrator * * * ”
. Title 75-9-13, Utah Code Annotated 1953: “If an action is pending against the decedent at the time of his death, the plaintiff must in like manner present his claim to the executor or administrator for allowance or rejection, authenticated as required in other cases; and no recovery shall be had in the action unless proof is made of the presentation required.”
. In re Yonk’s Estate, 1948, 113 Utah 367, 195 P.2d 255, 4 A.L.R.2d 150, and cases cited therein.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Matter of the ESTATE of Stanley B. NEFF
- Status
- Published