Maddox v. Maddox

1. Upon the death of the husband intestate the widow shall, provided she be of sound mind and “ laboring under no disability,” be entitled, to the exclusion of all others, to appointment as administratrix of the estate. Civil Code (1910), § 3943.

2. While, as provided in the Civil Code (1910), § 3978, after the administrator has been appointed and has taken charge of the estate, upon proof that he “ wastes or in any manner mismanages the estate . . or . . for any reason he is unfit for the trust reposed in him,” the ordinary may in his discretion revoke the letters of administration, the widow…