Moritz v. Wayne Circuit Judge

John Horsman, widower, died intestate on November 3, 1936. He left surviving him his next of kin, a brother, Thomas B. Horsman, and three nieces, the daughters of a deceased brother, Edward Horsman. The latter also had an adopted son, Edward Horsman, Jr., who had been adopted when approximately two weeks of age. On November 4, 1936, one of the nieces, Edna Clements, filed a petition for special administrator, which was. granted ex parte. Very shortly thereafter, Thomas B. Horsman, the surviving brother, filed a petition asking for his appointment as general administrator. Each of the…