Egeline v. Hagelstein

GOODELL, J. pro tem.

This is an appeal from orders denying the petitions of Mazie Egeline for (a) a family allowance, (b) the setting apart to her of a probate homestead, and (c) the setting apart to her of certain personal property exempt from execution.

The decedent, Robert E. Egeline, and the appellant, Mazie Egeline, had been married for some years. In 1937 he filed a complaint for divorce against her. They were already separated, and summons was served upon the wife by publication. She defaulted, and on April 5, 1938, an interlocutory judgment was awarded to the husband on the ground of…