State ex rel. McGill v. Superior Court

The relator is the surviving spouse of Harry McGill, who died March 2, 1956, leaving an estate in Kitsap county. Besides the relator, the decedent is survived by his daughter, by a former marriage, and her three children.

His last will, made prior to his last marriage, was declared void under RCW 11.12.050 [cf. Rem. Rev. Stat., § 1399], as it naturally did not mention the relator therein, and, accordingly, Walter Eddy’s erroneous appointment as executor thereunder was set aside.

The relator originally asked that her brother-in-law be appointed administrator, but when it appeared that he would…