Hiatt v. Lee

This is an appeal from an order of the superior court of Gila county, denying a petition for an order setting aside the appointment of an administratrix. The sole question involved on the appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the finding of the trial court that at the time of his death Edward Fay Hiatt, hereinafter called deceased, was a resident of the state of Arizona.

The undisputed facts are as follows: Deceased came to Gila county, Arizona, in the company of his parents when he was a child of about six. Li the year 1917 he enlisted in the United States Army, and after…