Schenck v. Buckley

This is a petition for the revocation of a decree, entered in the Probate Court, appointing the respondent administrator of the goods not administered of the estate of John Cronin, late of Boston, deceased. The case comes before us on the appeal of the petitioner from the decree entered by the judge denying and dismissing the petition.

The deceased died in March, 1939, and on April 27, 1939, one Orlandini was appointed public administrator of his estate. On July 19, 1939, the respondent filed a petition praying that he be appointed administrator of the estate of the deceased. In his petition…