§ 1414 When letters testamentary may be issued 1
Article 14: Probate Proceedings; Construction of Wills; Right of Election
Rule Text
§ 1414. When letters testamentary may be issued
1. After a will has been admitted to probate any person entitled to letters thereunder who is eligible and who appears and qualifies is entitled to letters testamentary.
2. Where a judgment has been rendered in an action establishing a will the surrogate must record the will and issue letters as directed by the judgment.
3. A person entitled to letters upon a contingency may appear and show that the contingency has happened by which he is entitled to such letters.
4. A person named as an executor by a person other than the testator under a valid power contained in a will must appear and file an acknowledged selection of himself as an executor.