Crawford v. Crawford

Me. Chief Justice

Neil delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question made on this appeal from the County-Court of Davidson County involves the right of Mamie Christine (Swanson) Crawford to qualify as administra-trix of the estate of one George Murphy Crawford, deceased. Following the issuance of letters of administration to a brother of the deceased she filed her petition in the County Court and alleged that she was the common law wife of the deceased and “that, as the ‘widow’ of the deceased, even though she was not married to him, she is entitled to qualify as administratrix of deceased’s…