Rogers v. Edwards

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This was a proceeding in the probate court of Marshall county by the administrator of a decedent’s estate in that county for the appointment of an administrator for the estate of a nonresident decedent. The petitioner prevailed in both the probate and district courts and the executrix of the estate of the nonresident, appointed in North Carolina, has appealed to this court. The primary question is whether an administrator was properly appointed.

The action in the district court was tried on stipulated facts which, in substance, and insofar as…