Quintard v. Morgan
New York Surrogate's Court
Application by Frances E. Quintard, a daughter of decedent, and a legatee under his will, for a grant of letters of administration, with the will annexed, to herself and others. William H. Morgan, a grandson of decedent, applied for his own appointment, as co-administrator with said petitioner. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The Surrogate.
Mary J. Morgan, late executrix of this testator’s estate, having died on the 3rd of July last, leaving its assets in part unadministered, Mrs. Frances E. Quintard, decedent’s eldest daughter and a legatee under his will, has applied for the issuance of joint letters of administration, with the will annexed, to herself, her husband George W. Quintard, and James Rintoul.
The right to receive such letters as are here applied for is granted, by § 2643 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to persons interested in' a testator’s estate, according to the following order of priority:
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Peters v. Public AdministratorNew York Surrogate's Court · 1850
- Churchill v. PrescottNew York Surrogate's Court · 1853
- Ex parte BrownNew York Surrogate's Court · 1851