The court's discretionary power to revoke a grant of probate or administration is governed by the central purpose of probate jurisdiction — the due and proper administration of the particular estate. The distinction between common form and solemn form grants is not of itself determinative on a revocation application; the underlying facts must be consulted. A person who acquiesces in the making of a grant with knowledge of the proceedings and an opportunity to intervene may be bound by the grant. Revocation proceedings commenced after such acquiescence, as a litigation tactic to force settlement rather than to serve the deceased's testamentary intentions, may constitute an abuse of process warranting summary dismissal.
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