Davis v. Lyman

DOOLING, J. pro tem.

Orvilla F. Davis died intestate leaving two daughters, Eva Davis Kerr and Irene Davis, and a husband, David A- Davis, who had apparently been divorced from her many years before by a Nevada court. Four petitions for letters of administration of her estate were filed: One by Sheldon Brandenburger as nominee of Eva Davis Kerr; one by Richard M. Lyman, Jr., also as nominee of the same daughter; one by John J. Davis as guardian of Irene Davis, who is an incompetent; and the fourth by David A. Davis as surviving husband. Eva Davis Kerr had first nominated Brandenburger in…