§ 261. Use of Inventories, Appraisements, and Lists of Claims as Evidence
261. Use of Inventories, Appraisements, and Lists of Claims as Evidence
All inventories, appraisements, and lists of claims which have been taken, returned, and approved in accordance with law, or the record thereof, or copies of either the originals or the record thereof, duly certified under the seal of the county court affixed by the clerk, may be given in evidence in any of the courts of this State in any suit by or against the representative of the estate, but shall not be conclusive for or against him, if it be shown that any property or claims of the estate are not shown therein, or that the value of the property or claims of the estate actually was in excess of that shown in the appraisement and list of claims.