Parshley v. MOTT, EX'R OF ESTATE OF THOMAS T. MOTT

Upon the death of Thomas T. Mott, Sr., his only son, Thomas T. Mott, Jr., presented his father’s will for probate to the Orphans’ Court for Montgomery County. At this time the son swore that he was the sole heir and next of kin of the decedent, and letters testamentary were granted to him on October 18, 1961. In fact, the decedent had been married before and his daughter by the prior marriage resided in New England. Sometime in January 1963 the daughter learned that her father’s will had been admitted to probate, but it was not until October 18, 1963 that she filed a petition for revocation…