State v. Marshall

George Allen died in May, 1931. An administrator was appointed for his estate July 9, 1931. The estate was appraised at $3,042.31. Of this amount, $2,914.31 was cash in banks. April 30, 1934, the administrator filed his final account. By this account, it appeared that the general expenses of administration were $494.70. This sum included a charge of two hundred dollars for services of the administrator, and two hundred dollars for his attorneys. The account also included a charge of $496.50 for funeral expenses— casket and undertaker’s services. In addition to that, there was a charge of $260…