In re the Estate of Stowell

Davie, S.

The decedent died, intestate, August 4, 1892. On the 22d day of the same month letters of administration upon his. estate were granted to the petitioner, who filed his petition in this proceeding on the 22d day of June, 1895. The facts required by section 2759- of the Code of Civil Procedure to be shown preliminary to the making of a decree have been satisfactorily established. The only controversy which arises relates simply to the demands of the creditors who appear, and necessitates the determination of a single proposition.

The decedent, at the time of his death, was a copartner…