In re Will of Nash

Lucille B. Nash died on November 6, 1975, leaving as her closest next of kin a group of cousins, one of whom on November 17, 1975, filed an application for letters of administration, averring that there was not to his knowledge any last Will and Testament. On December 1, 1975, Ronald W. Dwire was appointed Administrator. Dwire proceeded apace with the administration of the estate, filing his inventory and appraisement on December 30, 1975, which showed a gross estate of both real and personal property of almost $94,000.

According to testimony taken in the present proceedings, a couple of weeks…