Wyatt v. Morse

BROWN, Justice.

The sole question in the instant suit is whether or not appellants’ secured claim and debt, held against the estate of deceased, John A. Jackson, under the provisions of article 3515a, Vernon’s Ann. Civ.St., -passed by the 42d Leg., 1931, c. 52, and those of amended article 3531, as passed by the same Legislature (chapter 234, § 1 [Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 3531]), takes priority over the funeral expenses and those incurred in the administration of the estate and in the preservation, safekeeping, and management thereof, as respects the property on which the lien is claimed.

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