PURCELL v. CRAMTON

No. 8652.

143 F.2d 22 (1944)

PURCELL v. CRAMTON.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided May 22, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jerome F. Barnard, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Louis C. Cramton, of Lapeer, Mich., with whom Mr. Addison T. Smith, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.


PER CURIAM.

The will of Mary Squier Parker named appellant sole executor. Since the testatrix was domiciled in Michigan, the will was first offered for probate there. Appellant is domiciled in the District of Columbia, and Michigan law forbids the appointment of a non-resident executor. Accordingly the Michigan court appointed appellee, a resident of Michigan, as administrator c.t.a. The estate and the beneficiaries are largely in Michigan, but the estate includes...

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