Rafferty Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearns,

Lawrence E. Rafferty appeals from a decree of the orphans’ court removing him as administrator of the estate of his deceased father. The action of the court was predicated upon the petition of his other five brothers and sister. A controversy existed between appellant and petitioners over the ownership of the proceeds from the retirement disability fund of the United States Civil Service Commission, the nature of which is not precisely defined in this proceeding. There was also in dispute the existence and ownership of certain life insurance policies…