In re the Estate of Seigrist

Evans, S.

The administration of this estate illustrates the folly of a testator naming in his will his wife as executrix and thus imposing upon an inexperienced woman the burden of winding up his complicated and tangled business affairs. The testator was for many years the owner of a retail drug business located on South Street, Utica, N. Y. One local corporation is engaged in the wholesale drug business and is a creditor of this estate to the extent of about $1,700. Another local creditor has a claim amounting to $41.25. They filed objections to the account and produced evidence to challenge…