In re Lublin

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edward W. McCarty III, J.

Before the court in this contested probate proceeding is the question of whether the testator’s choice of a preliminary executor must be honored where his actions make clear that he does not support the admission of the will to probate. In this proceeding, two applications have been filed for the appointment of a preliminary executor. The first seeks an extension of preliminary letters testamentary previously issued to Seth Lublin, the son of the decedent and one of the nominated executors under the decedent’s last will and testament. The second…