Legal Opinion
In re Parsons
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided June 3, 1948No. 58PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Layton, Judge.
Willard H. Parsons died intestate in Kent County on September 18, 1945. On September 21st Laura Q. Parsons petitioned for the grant of Letters of Administration to her, alleging that she was his wife and the sole person entitled to his estate. Letters of Administration were granted ex parte in accordance with 3808, Sec. 10 of the Revised Code of Delaware 1935. Some 13 months subsequent to the grant of Letters and the qualification of the Administratrix pursuant thereto, certain persons filed a petition with the Register of Wills alleging that they were the only heirs at law of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- New York Trust Co. v. RileySupreme Court of Delaware · 1940
- Fuller's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. HendrixsonSuperior Court of Delaware · 1921
- Owens v. BentleySuperior Court of Delaware · 1940
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