In Re the Estate of Lassin

Ernest C. Lassin died in Adak, Alaska, on October 29, 1946. This proceeding involves an attack upon the appointment of the administrator of his estate, in a probate initiated in Kitsap county by Ruth Lassin, as his surviving spouse, the attack being made by his three brothers residing in Wisconsin. The lower court denied the motion of the brothers to revoke the letters of administration, and it is from this order that they have taken this appeal.

In 1944, Mr. and Mrs. Lassin came from Wisconsin to Bremerton to live. Lassin secured employment in the Bremerton navy yard, and remained there until…