In Re Majka's Estate

Anna Majka died intestate in Pierce county December 23, 1944. Her husband, Frank Majka, the duly appointed and qualified administrator of his wife’s estate, filed his petition August 8, 1946, as the surviving spouse of the deceased, for an award in lieu of homestead community property of the estate not exceeding the value of three thousand dollars pursuant to the statute (Rem. Rev. Stat., § 1473 [P.P.C. § 205-1]).

Mary K. Volkirch and other children of the petitioner and the deceased filed their objection August 15, 1946, to the petition on the ground that the property was of a value in excess…