Brokans v. Melnick

POPOVICH, Judge:

Herein, our Court is presented with the opportunity to determine whether a total stranger to a decedent and his or her heirs can qualify as a “fit person” who is entitled to be granted letters of administration pursuant to 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 3155(b)(5). After lengthy consideration of the facts and relevant case law, we are convinced that we are entirely within our authority in holding that the Register of Wills’ act of granting letters of administration to appellant was void ab initio, and, consequently, Administrator Edmund J. Brokans lacked the capacity to sue on behalf of the…