In re the Estate of Silverstein

Henderson, S.

This is a petition by one of the children of the decedent’s first marriage to revoke limited letters of administration heretofore issued to the respondent. It is alleged that the respondent is not the widow of the decedent and that such representation to the court was a false representation of a material fact.

The court is satisfied from the evidence that in 1939, the decedent and the respondent went through a marriage ceremony which conformed to the Jewish religion and custom, as practiced by the members of the congregation hereinafter referred to. From that time on, they…