Moyna v. Prudential Life Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief-Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the prerogative court setting aside an order of the surrogate of Monmouth county, adjudging one Minnie Shirley to be dead, and appointing the1 appellant as administratrix of her estate.

The following are the material facts: On September 18th, 1922, the appellant, Mary Moyna, a resident of Asbury Park, filed a petition with the surrogate of Monmouth county,, averring that Minnie Shirley, formerly a resident of that county, had been absent-from the State of New Jersey for more than seven years,…