72 Ark. 513
Decided October 22, 1904
Supreme Court of Arkansas · decided 1904-10-22
George M. Chaprine, Judge. Parker & Parker, attorneys, sued R. D. Mayo, executor of W. M. Mayo, deceased, in the probate court to recover the sum of $200 for professional services rendered by them on behalf of the estate under employment by such executor. From a judgment of allowance the executor appealed to the circuit court, where a motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction was sustained, and plaintiffs appealed. The probate court had no jurisdiction. Const.
Relies on Tucker v. Grace · Pike v. Thomas · St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Deshong
Affirmed · Decided 1904-10-22
¶1The question here is, can an attorney maintain a suit in the probate court against the estate of a deceased person for legal services rendered the estate by contract with the executor thereof? He cannot. Tucker v. Grace, 61 Ark. 410; Pike v. Thomas, 62 Ark. 223; Pike v. Thomas, 63 Ark. 443.
¶2Affirmed.