Curtis v. Gillie

Plaintiff is the administrator de bonis non of the estate of Katherine Rooney, who died intestate on December 26, 1932, survived by her adult son, Charles Rooney, who was her sole heir. Her estate consisted only of her homestead, valued at $1,800, and personal property, valued at $150.10. The homestead was subject to mortgages, liens, and taxes aggregating $2,700; and as the expenses of her last sickness and funeral were $325, her personal property was insufficient to pay the expenses of her last sickness and funeral and the costs of administration. In March, 1933, Edgar Welfley was appointed…