In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of White

Hart, S.

Charles A. White, the public administrator, filed an account showing that he had collected $15,000 damages for injuries to the decedent which resulted in his death. Rebecca Spector claimed a widow’s share, one-third. The decedent left six children by a former marriage, all minors except one, who objected to her' claim. The question in litigation is whether or not Rebecca Spector was the lawful wife of the decedent at the time of his death. On this issue proof was taken in Buffalo, before me, and in Toronto, by an open commission.

It was conceded that Rebecca Spector and the decedent…