Moore v. Moore

McKee, J.:

W. H. Moore died at the county of Santa Cruz, in this State, on October 30,1871, leaving surviving him his widow, the appellant in this case, and five children. The respondent, having been appointed administrator of the estate, qualified March 4, 1872. According to the inventory and appraisement which he filed, the estate amounted in value to fifty-one thousand seven hundred and three dollars. On April 29,1874, the widow petitioned the Probate Court for a family allowance. On the hearing of the petition, an order was éntered to the effect “that the sum of two hundred and fifty…