Sierra v. Torres

OPINION

EASLEY, Justice.

This appeal deals with the question as to the proper county in which to petition for the appointment of an administrator when a nonresident has an automobile accident in New Mexico, dies outside the state, and leaves, as his only asset in this state, a right to indemnity under an automobile liability insurance policy. On petition to the Santa Fe County Probate Court by Aureliano Torres, a potential tort claimant, preliminary to- filing a damage action in Otero County against the Estate of John R. Owens, deceased, appellant David R. Sierra was appointed administrator. A…