Franklin v. Beard

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Marshall county, Okla., affirming an order of the county court of Marshall county, Okla., appointing an administrator of the estate of Lefus Byington, and also overruling a motion filed in said county court by Gladys Franklin, a minor, to dismiss an application for a determination of heirship in said estate.

On October 24, 1929*, Emma Byington, as the surviving wife of Lefus Byington, filed a verified petition in the county court of Marshall county, Okla., alleging that Lefus Byington died a resident of the state of Texas, leaving real…