In re the Estate of Thomas
New York Surrogate's Court
Application by the administrator of the deceased husband’s estate to vacate letters of administration issued to the next of kin of decedent.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, S.—
The decedent died in February, 1899, leaving her surviving her husband, Peter Smith Thomas, and a brother, but no descendants. Her entire estate, so far as appears, consisted of her interest in certain deposits in savings banks in the city of New York, made in the joint names of herself and her husband. Her husband did not apply for letters of administration upon her estate, but drew interest on some, though not all, of the deposits, and died. The petitioner *120is tbe administrator of bis estate. On November 8, 1900, after tbe death of Peter Smith Tbomas, tbe husband, and -without…
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