In re Estate of Paquet
Oregon Supreme Court
From Tillamook: George E. Baglby, Judge. Department 1. September 30,1919, Ophelia Paquet filed a petition in the County Court of Tillamook County to be appointed as administratrix of the estate of Fred Paquet, in which she alleges that he died in that county on September 27, 1919, of which he was then a resident and left personal property there of the value of $500 and real property of the probable value of $12,000; that the petitioner is his widow; that she resides in…
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From Tillamook: George E. Baglby, Judge. Department 1. September 30,1919, Ophelia Paquet filed a petition in the County Court of Tillamook County to be appointed as administratrix of the estate of Fred Paquet, in which she alleges that he died in that county on September 27, 1919, of which he was then a resident and left personal property there of the value of $500 and real property of the probable value of $12,000; that the petitioner is his widow; that she resides in Garibaldi in said county and is about 65 years of age; that she is living on the real property which was the home of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJohns, J.
It is conceded that John is a brother of, Fred Paquet, deceased, that both of them were bona fide residents of Tillamook County and that if Ophelia was not the' lawful wife of Fred Paquet, John is his only living relative residing in the State of Oregon. The primary questions involved here are: (1) "Whether or not Fred and Ophelia were husband and wife and (2) whether John is a competent and suitable person to administer upon the estate. Although the evidence is conclusive that Ophelia and Fred lived together as husband and wife and that he recognized and treated her as such, it is not…
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