Legal Opinion

Jordan v. Morris

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided October 6, 1959No. 38453Published

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order or judgment of the District Court of Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, confirming the order of the County Court (of that county) appointing Leo W. Morris as administrator of the estate of Mayme Hunter Hatton, deceased.

The deceased died intestate. She left surviving her one son, Hunter M. Hat-ton, an incompetent. She had no surviving husband, father, mother, brother, sister or grandchild. The surviving son was the only person (or next of kin) entitled by legal preference to be appointed administrator of his mother’s estate or to share in the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thomas v. JamesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  2. In Re Enochs' EstatesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
  3. In Re the Estate of CovingtonWashington Supreme Court · 1934

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