In re the Estate of Cofer

Foley, S.

This is an application to revoke letters of administration granted ex parte by this court to Cassandra Gofer as the widow of the decedent. The petitioner herein, May Bell Gofer, claims to have married the decedent on May 15, 1919, and to have been his lawful widow at the time of his death. The respondent claims to have been previously married to him and that his second marriage was void. There is some proof of a ceremonial marriage by a negro minister between Cassandra Gofer and intestate in Boston in December, 1883. But I have disregarded the evidence on this point, for there is…