McCoy v. McCoy

Plaintiff, widow of L. P. McCoy, and now the wife of Alexander D. Hamilton, sues the administrator of the succession of her former husband, and, alleging that at the death of her said husband she was in necessitous circumstances, claims one thousand dollars.

She further alleges that the estate left by her former husband was community property, and that as he died without leaving ascendents or descendents, she is entitled, as surviving widow, to the possession of all the property left by him during her natural life.

We do not think that these demands are inconsistent, as they are alleged to be…