Qnneri',  whether  the  Judge  can  revoke  letters
of  administration  once  granted  for  any  reason
other  than  those  mentioned  in  the  statute.  |

In  re  Hatdy,  5  R.  &  O.,  375.  j

5.  Administration,  letters  of— How  at-|

tacked — To  an  action  of  replevin  brought  by  j
plaintitTs  as  administrators  and  administratrix  \
of.l.  K.,  defendant  pleaded  among  other  pleas  j
a  plea  that  the  letters  of  administration  were
null  and  void,  as  having  lieen  granted  by  the
Judge  of  Probate  for  the  County  of  Colchester^
whereas  J.  K.,  as  defendant  alleged,  at  the  time
of  his  death  had  his  domicil  in  the  County  of
Cumberland.     A  verdict  having  been  found  for
plaintiffs,  defendant  moved  to  set  it  aside  on  the
groinid  that  the  issue  raised  by  the  plea  above
recited  was  not  submitted  to  the  jury.
HM,  that  the  issue  was  properly  withheld.
The  Judge  who  tried  the  case  was  not  at  liberty
to  admit  any  evidence  to  impeach  the  validity
of  tlie  letters  of  administration.  If  defendant
wislied  to  attack  the  letters  of  administration
his  proper  course  was  by  appeal  within  the
time  prescribed  in  the  statute.
Kerr  et  al.  v.  McLellan,  3  N.  S.  D.,  502.
6.  €onTerslon  —  Unauthorized    sale    by

widow  of  property  of  intestate— The  w  idow  of
an  intestate  disposed  of  a  pair  of  oxen  belong-
ing to  the  intestate's  estate  for  "a  barrel  of
flour,  cash  and  other  things,"  and  applied  the
proceeds  to  her  own  sustenance.
