Succession of Easum

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Blanchard, J.

Charles- W. Easum died in May, 1896, leaving a widow by second marriage and a son, Harry A. Easum, by first marriage. He died intestate. The son, a youth of eighteen years, was his sole heir. This son was emancipated by judgment of the District Court shortly after his father’s death, and on same day the succession was opened on application of the widow, who was appointed administratrix. The inventory showed four thousand six hundred and twenty dollars and ninety cents cash in bank, and no other property.

The debts were few — nothing beyond…