Letters Testamentary (Rules 78–79)

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1. Can failure to give the required bond prevent a named executor from obtaining letters under Rule78?
2. ExecutorA dies. ExecutorB administers A’s personal estate and claims that appointment automatically gives B authority o…
3. A named nominee accepts but refuses the bond required by the court. It says acceptance alone satisfies Rule78 Section4.…
4. A nominee has a proved conviction involving moral turpitude. The court considers fitness under Rule78 Section1. Nominee…
5. An allowed will names several executors. One fails the required bond, while another is competent, accepts and supplies …
6. Explain why an executor of an executor needs independent authority to administer the first testator’s estate.
7. Explain the required-bond condition independently of a nominee’s acceptance.
8. Discuss why adulthood and residence alone do not exhaust Rule78 fitness scrutiny.