Ellis v. Geer

Mrs. Sallie Mae Cook (King) qualified as administratrix of the estate of J. C. Cook, her deceased husband, and gave bond in the sum of $5,000 with J. G. Ellis and J. T. Arnold as sureties. The widow applied- for dower and year’s support, and the sum of $3,500 was set apart to her as a year’s support. She sold the land belonging to the estate and various personal property, amounting to $5,514.10. Her husband, at the time of his death, was in possession of a tract of land held under a bond for title, with a portion of the purchase-price paid; this bond for title was surrendered, and possession…