John Franklin Gage v. The Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C., Administrator, Estate of Margaret Delano Gage, Etc., Deceased

McGOWAN, Circuit Judge.

This case returns to us after proceedings held in the District Court pursuant to our remand in Gage v. Riggs National Bank, 115 U.S.App.D.C. 396, 320 F.2d 715 (1963). The circumstances giving rise to the issues before us are set forth in that opinion. They relate generally to a controversy over the appointment of an administrator of an estate. The District Court resolved the controversy by turning to appellee bank. Because, on the record as of that time, there appeared to be members of two preferred classes of next-of-kin claiming appointment in their own names, 1 and…