§30‑28. Nature of proceeding; parties.
The application shall be bysummons, as is prescribed for special proceedings, in which the personalrepresentative of the deceased, if there be one other than the plaintiff, thelargest known creditor, or legatee, or some distributee of the deceased, livingin the county, shall be made defendant, and the proceedings shall be asprescribed for special proceedings between parties. (1868‑9, c. 93, s. 21;Code, s. 2129; Rev., s. 3105; C.S., s. 4122.)