McDermott v. McAdams

David Newbern, Judge.

This action arose in the course of probate of the estate of the late Senator John L. McClellan. It was initiated by a petition, filed with the probate court by the executor, which sought a determination of ownership of specified personal property in the possession of the Senator’s daughter, Mary Alice McDermott, and some property in her name which was in the Senator’s possession when he died. The petition asserted there was controversy whether the named items should be included in the estate. The court held the property was all part of the estate. We agree.

In 1963 the…