In re the Estate of Lanari

S. Samuel Di Falco, S.

The petitioner for ancillary letters of administration c. t. a. is the daughter of the testator. The cross petitioners are the executors under the will of the now deceased widow of the testator, who died approximately 10 months after her husband. The testator, an Italian citizen, was domiciled in France. He left a holographic will, which is conceded to have been validly established at his domicile, and which appointed his wife as his “ general universal legatee.” It is also conceded that, under the law of France, the daughter is a forced heir, or a reserved heir,…