Paschal v. Melton

Love Melton died intestate in Aiken, S. C., leaving as'his entire estate a policy of insurance in the amount of $1,000. W. E. Melton, brother of the deceased, applied to the probate court in Aiken for letters of administration, representing that he and another brother were the sole heirs. He was appointed and gave bond, and collected the amount of the policy. Subsequently Mrs. Lydia Melton, claiming to be the widow and only heir of the deceased, brought suit in the superior court of McDuffie County, Georgia, alleging that W. E. Melton had procured his appointment by fraud; that she was…