Hull v. Dicks
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of §§ 8 and 70 of the Bankruptcy Law of 1898 and §■ 4041 of the Georgia Code in regard to the allowance to be made for a year’s support of the widow and children of a bankrupt dying during administration of the estate, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamae
In January, 1912, L. K. Dicks, a citizen and resident of Richmond County, Georgia, was adjudicated a bankrupt. James M. Hull, Jr., was elected Trustee, and on February 5, 1912, took possession of all of the property of the bankrupt. Three weeks later L. K. Dicks died leaving a widow and four minor children. Thereafter the widow applied to the Court of Ordinary for the year’s support to which the family .was entitled by virtue of the provision in the Georgia Code (§ 4041) that “upon the death of any person . . . leaving an estate, solvent or insolvent ... it shall be the duty of the Ordinary…
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