Priori petenti rule awards probate grants to the first applicant when claimants are equally entitled. Priori petenti denotes the rule that the person who applies first is entitled to receive a grant of administration when multiple persons are equally ... Summary
Priori petenti rule awards probate grants to the first applicant when claimants are equally entitled.
Priori petenti denotes the rule that the person who applies first is entitled to receive a grant of administration when multiple persons are equally entitled; in probate practice, courts follow the priori petenti principle and award the grant to the first applicant as a procedural priority for resolving equal claims to probate grants.
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