Estate of Gerard

This is an appeal by Lee Acton, former administrator of the estate of Josephine Gerard, deceased, from two orders, one denying his amended petition for letters of administration and the other appointing John B. DeCamp administrator. The notice of appeal mentions several other orders but these are the material ones.

The record discloses that on June 26, 1936, one Josephine Gerard, an elderly lady, died intestate in Phoenix, Arizona, where she had lived for many years, leaving an estate consisting of real and personal property. She had no relatives or heirs in this state, so on July 1st…