In re the Estate of Smith

Wingate, S.

The present controversy is a striking example of much ado about nothing. The present decedent died on April 25, 1932, as the result of an accident. He left a will in which he named a brother and sister residing in Chillicothe, Mo., as executor and executrix. The total gross estate aggregated $1,395.13. Another sister, Rose L. McHugh, was named as a legatee. The decedent resided with his sister in Brooklyn at the time of his death. According to her affidavit, the will of the decedent was among his effects at her house. According to the affidavit of the executors, it is deducible…