Estate of Hill
In Re Estate of Hill
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Chipman, J.
This is an appeal from an order appointing respondents administrators of the estate of deceased, Isabella Hill.
It appears that Stephen Hill and Isabella Hill were married in 1865; that Stephen died intestate and without issue of the marriage, December 25, 1906, in the county of Humboldt, leaving quite a large estate therein; that his surviving wife was duly appointed administratrix of his estate J anuary 29, 1907, and died intestate and without issue December 26, 1907; that the said Isabella, as administratrix, filed her inventory and appraisement of the estate of her deceased husband on February 12, 1907, showing said estate to consist of personal and real property, of which $90,000 was reported as real estate and separate property and $13,428.61 was community property. Of this latter item $7,868.61 was personal property and $5,560 was real property. It appeared, also, that during her administration real estate had been sold to the amount of $1,160, and that $160 of personal property had been set apart to the widow; $2,400 had been paid out on account of family allowance; $927.65 for payment of claims, including funeral expenses and of last illness, and $750 for a monument to…