Dawson v. Shave

The Court of Appeals has asked for instruction upon the following question: “A man died intestate, leaving no wife, nor any relatives except one sister, and the children and grandchildren of four deceased sisters and one deceased brother. The living sister was sui juris and qualified to administer on the estate, and so were the children of the intestate’s deceased brother and sisters.. Who was entitled to letters of administration, the person selected in writing by the sister of the intestate, or the person selected in writing by a majority of the children of the *127intestate’s deceased…