Gibbs v. Barksdale

DAVISON, V.C.J.

This action involves the approval by the county court and the district court on appeal, of the final account of an administratrix, over the objection by the sole heir of decedent, to one item of disbursement.

Laura Alice Long died August 23, 1942, less than a month after the death of her husband. Her sister, Margaret Barksdale, the defendant in error herein, was appointed administratrix of her estate, and in April, 1943, filed her final account. Decedent’s mother and only heir, Mary Elizabeth Ray, whose administrator is the plaintiff in error herein, filed written objections to…