Kilmer v. Bowen
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for Pierce county, Easterday, J., entered October 28, 1916, granting an allowance to a surviving husband pending administration of an estate.
1Opinion of the Court
Chadwick, J. —
Franklin B. Bowen is the surviving husband of Josephine F. Bowen, who died intestate, leaving a community estate of approximately $4,700. There are no minor children. Franklin B. Bowen was appointed administrator of the estate, and later petitioned for an allowance as a widower, and that certain exempt property be set aside to him as a surviving husband. The prayer of his petition was granted over the objection of Vivian Kilmer, a daugter *83by a former husband, who has appealed from the order of the court.
The statutes upon which the order is made to rest are § § 1466 and 1467,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Borrow v. MillerWashington Supreme Court · 1916
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