In re Estate of Smith

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This court is called upon to determine the priority of petitioners to probate the estate of Alfred Smith, decedent. For the following reasons, this court gives priority to the wife of the decedent to. administer the estate.

*4FACTS

Alfred Smith died intestate on December 23, 1992. On April 27, 1993, Valentine Smith, the widow of the decedent, petitioned this court for special letters of administration for the sole purpose of prosecuting and defending any and all claims in the following cases: Alfred A. Smith and Valentine Smith vs. GSM Corp. and Tammy and Glen Mynier, Civil No.…