Administration Suit
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English practice. A suit usually by a creditor for the administration of the insolvent estate of a decedent.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
An action by a creditor to subject a decedent’s estate to the payment of his claim.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English practice. A suit brought in chancery, by any one interested, for administration of a decedent's estate, when there is doubt as to its solvency. Stimson.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In English practice. A suit brought in chancery, by any one interested, for administration of a decedent’s estate, when there is doubt as to its solvency. Stimson.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
A suit brought in Chancery, in English practice, by any one interested, for administration of a decedent's estate, when there is doubt as to its solvency.