Sullens v. Pierce

Mrs. Jane Sullens died intestate on February 16, 1931, leaving eight living children and no husband. All the children were sui juris and capable of selecting an administrator. Five of them joined in a written selection of J. B'. Pierce as the administrator of the estate. Three of them made a written selection of John Sullens, one of the living children, as the administrator. Pierce was appointed administrator by the ordinary, and the case was appealed to the superior court. Upon the hearing there the court directed a verdict in favor of Pierce, and subsequently overruled the caveators’ motion…