Shaw v. Brewer

Paul Ward, Associate Justice.

This litigation was initiated when appellant, Gladys K. Shaw, petitioned the probate court to probate the will of George K. Shaw, deceased, and to be appointed personal representative of his estate. In doing so, appellant represented to the court that she was the widow of George J. Shaw. In appellant’s petition she first asked the court to discharge Dexter Brewer (one of the appellees) who had already been appointed public administrator.

Appellant’s petition was opposed, in appropriate pleadings, by one of the appellees, Minnie Margaret Shaw, who contended that she…