In re the Estate of Moser

OPINION OF THE COURT

C. Raymond Radigan, J.

This petition for appointment of the decedent’s daughter as a successor cotrustee is opposed by the applicant’s brother, Paul Moser, who suggests the court appoint an independent neutral person. Petitioner’s reply is that she is a person eligible to receive letters, and that no circumstances exist requiring the appointment of an outsider.

Decedent died in 1969 leaving a will that placed the bulk of his estate in a marital and nonmarital trust. His wife, Mary, was designated as the income beneficiary of each trust with the remainder, on her death,…