In Re the Estate of Cogdill

The record discloses no action or appearance by any of the six children subsequent to their renunciation in favor of the respective nominees. Styles as nominee is the sole applicant, petitioner, movant and appellant in the successive proceedings stated above.

It would seem that as between Styles and Hennessee, nothing else appearing, the clerk had authority in his discretion to issue letters of administration to either Styles or Hennessee. In re Saville, 156 N.C. 172, 72 S.E. 220. Instead, she issued letters of administration to Thorn-burg. The record discloses no data concerning Thornburg’s…