In re the Estate of Marret

Delehanty, S.

A first cousin once removed of deceased petitions this court for the appointment of City Bank Farmers Trust Company as administrator of the estate of deceased. The petition states that no persons are known to petitioner to exist who have prior right to letters or who are related to deceased in equal degree with petitioner. Petitioner concededly is a non-resident alien and himself not entitled to letters.

The public administrator has been cited and appeared and has demanded that letters issue to him. The question presented involves the interpretation and true meaning of the…