In re the Estate of Winkhous

Wingate, S.

The situation disclosed in this application for revocation of letters of administration is extraordinary. The *561decedent entered into an alleged common-law marriage with the respondent. One child resulted from this union.

The decedent died from injuries sustained in the course of his employment as a seaman, with the result that a cause of action arose under the Jones Act (U. S. Code, tit. 46, § 688) for a recovery for the loss sustained by his dependents by reason of his death.

The alleged widow petitioned this court for the issuance to her of limited letters of administration for the…