In re the estate of Alpaugh

Baches, Vxol-Ohdtnaey.

John M. Alpaugh died intestate, leaving a widow and two minor children. The widow renounced her right to administer, and upen her request letters were granted to John Young, a stranger. The mother of the deceased, whose application for a grant was denied, now appeals, and by agreement of counsel a single question is presented for determination, viz., whether the mother was entitled to administer. Paragraph 27 of the Orphans Court act (P. L. 1898 p. 715) provides that—

*617“If any person die intestate, or if the executor named in any testament renounce the executorship, or…