In re the Estate of Holmes

Hartshorne, C. P. J.

In the above insolvent estate, the question must be determined, in view of the shortage of assets, as to the relative priorities among the claims, all of which are preferred, of the United States government, for income taxes, of the undertaker, for funeral expenses, of the widow, for incidental funeral expenses, such as the burial plot and monument, and of the executor and its counsel, for commissions and allowances. All concede that the funeral expenses, incurred by both the undertaker and the widow, were reasonable and in conformity with the decedent’s station in life,…