IN RE ESTATE OF HARDIN

No. 13467.

212 S.E.2d 750 (1975)

In re the ESTATE of Jack W. HARDIN, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

March 25, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Drexel M. Vealey, Campbell, Love, Woodroe & Kizer, Charles E. Barnett, Charleston, for Margaret S. Golliday.

Pauley, Curry & Thaxton, Arden J. Curry, Charleston, for Grace D. Hardin.


CAPLAN, Justice:

The controlling question presented for resolution on this appeal is whether a copy of a foreign divorce decree not authenticated as provided in W.Va.Code, 1931, 57-1-12 constitutes a proper voucher for proving a claim against the estate of a decedent as required by W.Va.Code, 1931, 44-2-5.

Jack W. Hardin died intestate in Kanawha County, West Virginia on July 5, 1970 and his widow, Grace D. Hardin, was appointed administratrix on his estate...

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