Bell, Admx. v. Bell

On April 28, 1919, one Simeon K. Bell died. On October 25, 1920, in the Jay Circuit Court, what purported to be his last will was duly probated. No letters were ever applied for or issued under the will. On April 3, 1929, Leora Cooper Bell, his daughter-in-law, filed a verified application for letters of administration upon his estate, alleging therein, among other things, that said “Simeon K. Bell departed this life, intestate, at Portland in Jay County, Indiana, on the 28th day of April 1919, without leaving any last will and testament to her knowledge and belief,” and that he left a…