Brown v. Joiner

Bleckley, Chief Justice.

A widow made application for year’s support out of the estate of her deceased husband. She died before the commissioners appointed to set it apart acted. They, however, went on and performed their duties, made their return, and that return was not objected to, and so, by operation of law, upon being recorded became a judgment (or would have become so had there been adequate parties) in her favor for the year’s support. Subsequently an administrator upon her estate was appointed, and the administrator upon the husband’s estate moved in the court of ordinary to set aside…