Excerpt from The Probate Law and Practice and the Laws of Succession of the State of Indiana, Vol. 1 of 2: Being a Complete and Systematic Treatise on the Laws of the State Relating to Descent, Distribution, Partition, Apportionment of Property, Real and Personal, and on Successions, Both Testate and Intestate It is pleasing to an author to know that the studious care he has given to a work is appreciated by those for whom it is writ ten, and the kindly reception of the former editions of this book by the courts and bar of the state has, indeed, been gratifying to the writer, and furnishes sufficient justification for the publica tion of the present edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.