Wirt v. Pintard

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Todd, J.

The plaintiffs, as collateral heirs of John Marsden Pintard, seek by this action to annul the letters of administration issued to Claude Pintard, the defendant, as administrator of the succession of the deceased.

Among other grounds of nullity urged is this (quoting):

“ That there was no order of the judge or clerk authorizing the issuance of the letters of administration.”

We find in the record no such order, and this omission was fatal. The appointment was an absolute nullity.

It was so held by the present Court in the case of the succession of…