Owensboro Banking Co. v. Lewis

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner—

Reversing.

Mary L. Lewis died intestate August 26, 1927, leaving surviving five children, none of whom are interested in the matter in .controversy except Mary J. Lewis, appellee. In December, 1928, the Central Trust Company of Owensboro, administrator, began proceedings seeking settlement of her estate. The debts aggregated more than $12,500. Personal property left by decedent approximated $183.63; she also owned a 64-acre farm, worth about $5,000, with liens to the extent of a third of its value.

Wm. M. Lewis, the husband, predeceased the wife ■in…