1 Redf. 472 | N.Y. Sur. Ct. | 1863
The Subrogate. — The question in this case is, whether the husband of the deceased is incompetent, by reason of •drunkenness, to administer on her estate. Several witnesses swear that they have seen Kechele intoxicated from time to time.
But they do not show, in my judgment, habitual, con-
Kechele must be granted letters of administration, on filing his bond in double the value of the personal estate, with two sufficient sureties, justifying to the satisfaction of the surrogate.