Arseneau v. Brown

CROW, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Bollinger County (“the probate division”) denying an application for letters of administration by a putative daughter of a decedent, denying a like application by a sister of the decedent, and directing that letters be issued to the public administrator.

Robert A. Seabaugh (“Robert”) died December 30,1981, at age 65. On January 20, 1982, Ethel Taylor (“Ethel”) filed a petition in the probate division to require administration of Robert’s estate. § 473.020, RSMo 1978, as amended by Laws 1980,…