Case Name: SIDDALL v. McNARY et al
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1923-01-29
Citations: 1 Ohio Law Abs. 201
Docket Number: No. 1238
Parties: SIDDALL v. McNARY et al
Judges: 
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 1
Pages: 201–201

Head Matter:
No. 148
SIDDALL v. McNARY et al
Ohio Court of Appeals, Lucas County
No. 1238,
Jan. 29, 1923
This Opinion Has Been Publbished in The Abstract Only
CREDITORS — (1) Creditors of a decedent must recover through administration proceedings.
Appeal from Court of Common Pleas
Attoyners — John A. Price, for Siddall; M. C. McEnerney, for McNary.

Opinion:
EPITOMIZED OPINION
CHITTENDEN, J.:
Jesse Siddall and Amanda Siddall owned certain property jointly and Amanda Siddall upon her death devised her half of it. to Jesse Siddall for his life and at his death to "her sons, McNary and Mc-Enerney. Jesse Siddall brought action to partition the estate, setting off his interest in severalty. The sons in a cross-petition claim that they are creditors of Amanda Siddall and that the conveyance to Siddall by devise was made for the purpose of defrauding them. Held:
1.All wills provide for the payment of just debts and even if they did not so provide, payment would be made in administration proceedings. Creditors of a decedent are entitled to no relief by other methods.