Brown v. Hawkins

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MARUMOTO, J.

Benjamin K. Brown, widower of Rebecca Hoopale Brown, filed in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit a petition for letters of administration in which he sought his appointment as administrator of the estate of his deceased wife. He claims his right to appointment under R.L.H. 1955, § 317-13. That statute sets forth the order of priority in appointment of administrator and accords first priority to the surviving husband where the estate to be administered is that of the deceased wife. The statute also provides that the judge may disregard the prescribed…