In Re Halsted's Estate

The facts in this case are not in dispute. Charles N. Halsted died intestate October 3, 1936. He was a resident of Ingham county and left surviving him as his heirs his widow, Hattie A. Halsted, and his half-sister, Eliza M. Vrooman. Hattie A. Halsted died October 29, 1936, without having petitioned for the administration of her husband’s estate and left surviving as her sole heir a niece, Irene B. Richardson, who was not related by blood to Mr. Halsted.

November 2, 1936, Irene B. Richardson filed a petition in the probate court asking for the appointment of Ard E. Richardson as administrator…