Hays Estate

Matthews, P. J.,

The first and final account of the surviving administrators of the estate of the above-named decedent is before us for audit, confirmation and decree of distribution. . . .

The principal matter requiring discussion is the claim of Elizabeth Gemas against this estate for the sum of $100,000. Decedent and claimant were first cousins, their mothers having been sisters. Neither decedent nor claimant ever married. Decedent died January 1,1948, intestate, at the age of 73 years, having lived for over 40 years at the New Mason Hotel in Masontown, which hotel was owned and operated by…