In Re Vaughn's Estate

David Vaughn died on December 8, 1924, in and a resident of Walla Walla county, leaving surviving him his wife, Gwen Vaughn, but no descendant. On December 30, 1924, H. H. Marshall presented to the superior court of that county a petition for the probate of an instrument dated October 8, 1924, purporting to be the last will and testament of David Vaughn. The petitioner was nominated in the instrument as executor. On the same day, the widow duly filed her verified petition for letters of administration, and, by allegations in the petition that the purported will of October 8, 1924, was not a…