In re the Estate of Pratt

Foley, S.

The accounting party here is the ancillary administrator c. t. a., d. b. n. Objections have been filed to his account by the next of kin of the deceased sole legatee under the will of the testator.(1) A preliminary question arose during the proceeding as to the right of these parties to appear. The surrogate held that the next of kin were entitled to intervene. The accounting administrator was originally appointed in Alabama, the State of residence of the testator. He is also the administrator there of the deceased sole legatee’s estate. His contention in effect is that he may…